Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Friday, 19 August 2022
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.
1578 On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
1586 On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)
1601 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.
1629 On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.
1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.
1753 Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.
1768 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history birth of philippe Libon, composer
1779 On August - 17 birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer
1786 Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on this day in history.
1786 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861) was born on August - 17.
1794 On August - 17 birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)
1811 On this day in history birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)
1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on August - 17.
1819 On August - 17 birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1828 George William Warren, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on August - 17.
1834 On August - 17 birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)
1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on this day in history.
1839 On August - 17 birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher
1840 On this day in history birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
1841 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet was born on this day in history.
1844 On this day in history birth of menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)
1851 On this day in history birth of henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist
1856 On this day in history birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
1863 On August - 17 birth of gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924)
1866 On this day in history birth of mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)
1866 Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on August - 17.
1870 On August - 17 birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine
1873 John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.
1876 On this day in history birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)
1876 Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 was born on August - 17.