Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.  

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

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 this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.  

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  

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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  On this day in history birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)  

1794  Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.  

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  James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On August - 17 birth of george William Warren, composer  

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 this day in history birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher  

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

1841  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet was born on August - 17.  

1844  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1866  Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on August - 17.  

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  On this day in history 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 August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39  

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  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.  

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.  

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