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  On this day in history 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  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

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 this day in history birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer  

1786  On August - 17 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  Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on August - 17.  

1811  On this day in history 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 August - 17 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  Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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  On this day in history birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)  

1863  On August - 17 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 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  Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) was born on August - 17.  

1876  On August - 17 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 August - 17 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  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

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

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

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