Famous Birthdays In August - 17

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.  

1768  On August - 17 birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)  

1775  Philippe Libon, composer was born on August - 17.  

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

1786  Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on August - 17.  

1786  Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On August - 17 birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)  

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 August - 17.  

1819  On this day in history birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886  

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

1828  On this day in history birth of jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)  

1834  Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born on August - 17.  

1839  On this day in history birth of hubert Platt Main, composer  

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  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  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 this day in history birth of gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924)  

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

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  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 August - 17.  

1876  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  

1304  On August - 17 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 August - 17.  

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

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

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48