Famous Birthdays In August - 17

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

1578  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  

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

1775  Philippe Libon, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1779  On August - 17 birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer  

1786  Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on this day in history.  

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

1794  Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on August - 17.  

1811  On August - 17 birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)  

1817  On August - 17 birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)  

1819  On this day in history 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  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 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  On this day in history birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet  

1844  On August - 17 birth of menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

1851  On this day in history birth of henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist  

1856  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine  

1873  On this day in history birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)  

1876  On this day in history birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)  

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

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0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39  

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  

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 August - 17.  

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.  

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