Famous Personalities Born In August - 17
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.
1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1629 On this day in history 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 Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.
1768 On this day in history birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
1775 On August - 17 birth of philippe Libon, composer
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 August - 17.
1794 On August - 17 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 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 17.
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 August - 17.
1839 On August - 17 birth of hubert Platt Main, composer
1839 Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
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 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
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 this day in history.
1870 On August - 17 birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine
1873 On August - 17 birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)
1876 On August - 17 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.