Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Friday, 25 October 2024
1473 On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)
1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.
1586 On August - 17 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 On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.
1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.
1753 Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.
1768 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.
1775 On August - 17 birth of philippe Libon, composer
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on August - 17.
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 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 this day in history 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 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet
1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on August - 17.
1856 On August - 17 birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
1863 Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on August - 17.
1866 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history birth of julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950)
1870 Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)
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