Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

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  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  

1720  On this day in history 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 August - 17 birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)  

1775  Philippe Libon, composer was born on this day in history.  

1779  Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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  Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on August - 17.  

1819  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 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 this day in history.  

1839  On August - 17 birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher  

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 this day in history birth of henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist  

1856  Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on this day in history.  

1863  Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history birth of mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)  

1866  On August - 17 birth of julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950)  

1870  Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on August - 17.  

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 this day in history birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940  

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.