Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Monday, 11 December 2023
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.
1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.
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 August - 17.
1629 King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.
1720 On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)
1753 Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.
1768 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on August - 17.
1775 On this day in history birth of philippe Libon, composer
1779 On this day in history birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer
1786 On this day in history birth of davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)
1786 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861) was born on August - 17.
1794 Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.
1811 On August - 17 birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)
1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on this day in history.
1819 On August - 17 birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1828 On this day in history birth of george William Warren, composer
1828 On this day in history birth of jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)
1834 On this day in history birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)
1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on August - 17.
1839 Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.
1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on this day in history.
1841 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet was born on this day in history.
1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on this day in history.
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 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on August - 17.
1866 On this day in history birth of julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950)
1870 On this day in history birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine
1873 John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on August - 17.
1876 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) was born on this day in history.
1876 On August - 17 birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940