Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1554  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

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 December - 17.  

1632  On this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)  

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  

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1706  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 birth of domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)  

1770  Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer was born on this day in history.  

1778  On this day in history 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 December - 17 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 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  On this day in history birth of manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899  

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

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

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

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

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

1840  On December - 17 birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer  

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  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.  

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

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.