Famous Birthdays In August - 17

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

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.  

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  

1601  On August - 17 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  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

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  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 this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)  

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

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

1828  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1839  Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher was born on August - 17.  

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

1841  On this day in history birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet  

1844  On this day in history birth of menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

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  Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

1866  Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on August - 17.  

1866  On this day in history birth of julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950)  

1870  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1876  Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 was born on this day in history.  

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.  

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.  

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.  

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

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.