Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)   

1768  On this day in history birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)   

1775  On August - 17 birth of philippe Libon, composer   

1779  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)   

1811  Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) was born on this day in history.   

1817  On August - 17 birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)   

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 this day in history.   

1834  On August - 17 birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)   

1839  On August - 17 birth of hubert Platt Main, composer   

1839  Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1840  On August - 17 birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

1841  On August - 17 birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet   

1844  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.   

1851  On August - 17 birth of henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

1856  Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on August - 17.   

1863  On August - 17 birth of gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924)   

1866  On August - 17 birth of mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)   

1866  Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine   

1873  On this day in history birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)   

1876  On August - 17 birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)   

1876  On August - 17 birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940   

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0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48