Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  On this day in history 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  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1685  Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740) was born on December - 17.   

1706  On December - 17 birth of chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1706  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire) was born on December - 17.   

1734  On December - 17 birth of william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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

1749  On December - 17 birth of domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)   

1770  Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer was born on December - 17.   

1778  Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) was born on December - 17.   

1796  Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1797  Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on this day in history.   

1800  Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1801  Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.   

1807  On December - 17 birth of john Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)   

1819  On December - 17 birth of samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1820  Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on December - 17.   

1821  Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1824  John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect) was born on this day in history.   

1824  Manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.   

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

1830  Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie) was born on this day in history.   

1833  James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on December - 17.   

1835  On this day in history birth of alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology   

1838  On December - 17 birth of berthold Tours, composer   

1840  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1842  Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups) was born on this day in history.   

1847  Ã‰mile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) was born on December - 17.   

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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 this day in history death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

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

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.