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  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.  

1768  Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history 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 August - 17.  

1819  On August - 17 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  Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on August - 17.  

1834  On August - 17 birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)  

1839  Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on this day in history.  

1839  On August - 17 birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher  

1840  On this day in history birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)  

1841  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)  

1866  Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on August - 17.  

1870  On August - 17 birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine  

1873  John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 17.  

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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  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.  

1464  On August - 17 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 this day in history.  

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

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48