Famous Personalities Born In December - 17
Friday, 30 January 2026
1239 Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history. 

1267 Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17. 

1493 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on this day in history. 

1554 On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne 

1619 Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history. 

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 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 this day in history birth of chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer 

1706 On this day in history birth of gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire) 

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

1734 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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

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

1819 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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 this day in history birth of manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899 

1824 On this day in history birth of thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity) 

1830 Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie) was born on December - 17. 

1833 On December - 17 birth of james Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 

1835 Alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology was born on this day in history. 

1838 On this day in history 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 On December - 17 birth of Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) 

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