Famous Personalities Born In August - 17
Monday, 22 December 2025
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17. 

1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17. 

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 this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696) 

1686 On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer 

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

1753 On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) 

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 this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) 

1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) was born on this day in history. 

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 George William Warren, composer was born on this day in history. 

1828 Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on this day in history. 

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

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 August - 17 birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) 

1841 On August - 17 birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet 

1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17. 

1851 On August - 17 birth of henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist 

1856 Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on August - 17. 

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 On August - 17 birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) 

1876 On August - 17 birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 

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