Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Thursday, 08 June 2023
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.
1578 On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
1586 On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)
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 August - 17.
1686 On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer
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 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on August - 17.
1775 Philippe Libon, composer was born on August - 17.
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On August - 17 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 August - 17.
1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) was born on this day in history.
1817 On August - 17 birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)
1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of george William Warren, composer
1828 On August - 17 birth of jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)
1834 Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born on this day in history.
1839 On August - 17 birth of hubert Platt Main, composer
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 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 this day in history.
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 August - 17 birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine
1873 On August - 17 birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)
1876 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) was born on August - 17.
1876 Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 was born on August - 17.