Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.  

1578  On August - 17 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  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  

1768  Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on August - 17.  

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 August - 17 birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)  

1794  On this day in history birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)  

1811  On this day in history birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)  

1817  On this day in history birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)  

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 August - 17.  

1828  Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on August - 17.  

1834  Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born on this day in history.  

1839  Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on August - 17.  

1839  On this day in history birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher  

1840  Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on August - 17.  

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

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  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 August - 17 birth of mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)  

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

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

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0754  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  On this day in history 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 August - 17.  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.