Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.  

1493  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)  

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.  

1619  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)  

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)  

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

1685  On December - 17 birth of thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)  

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer was born on this day in history.  

1706  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire) was born on this day in history.  

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1734  Maria I of Portugal, Portuguese queen (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.  

1749  Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) was born on this day in history.  

1770  On December - 17 birth of johann Friedrich Schubert, composer  

1778  On December - 17 birth of hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements)  

1796  On this day in history birth of thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)  

1797  Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on December - 17.  

1800  Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary) was born on December - 17.  

1801  On this day in history birth of johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)  

1807  John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound) was born on this day in history.  

1819  Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.  

1820  On December - 17 birth of frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

1821  Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on December - 17.  

1824  On this day in history birth of john Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)  

1824  Manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on December - 17.  

1824  On December - 17 birth of thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity)  

1830  On December - 17 birth of jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie)  

1833  James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on this day in history.  

1835  Alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology was born on December - 17.  

1838  Berthold Tours, composer was born on this day in history.  

1840  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on December - 17.  

1842  Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups) was born on December - 17.  

1847  On December - 17 birth of Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916)  

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0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword  

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies  

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.  

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies