Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1473 On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)
1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.
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 On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.
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 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on August - 17.
1775 On August - 17 birth of philippe Libon, composer
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on August - 17.
1786 On August - 17 birth of davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)
1786 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861) was born on August - 17.
1794 On this day in history birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)
1811 On August - 17 birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)
1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on August - 17.
1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on August - 17.
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 this day in history.
1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on August - 17.
1841 On August - 17 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 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 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on August - 17.
1866 Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.
1870 Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on August - 17.
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