Famous Birthdays In December - 17
Thursday, 28 January 2021
1239 Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.
1267 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)
1493 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.
1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.
1619 Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on December - 17.
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 December - 17.
1638 Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on December - 17.
1685 On this day in history birth of thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)
1706 On December - 17 birth of chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer
1706 On December - 17 birth of gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire)
1734 William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on December - 17.
1734 On December - 17 birth of maria I of Portugal, Portuguese queen (d. 1816)
1749 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) was born on this day in history.
1770 Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer was born on December - 17.
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 On this day in history birth of joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism
1800 On December - 17 birth of gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)
1801 On this day in history birth of johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)
1807 On December - 17 birth of john Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)
1819 Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1824 John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect) was born on this day in history.
1824 On December - 17 birth of manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1824 Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity) was born on this day in history.
1830 On December - 17 birth of jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie)
1833 On December - 17 birth of james Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893
1835 On December - 17 birth of alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology
1838 Berthold Tours, composer was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer
1842 Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups) was born on December - 17.
1847 Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.