Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on December - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1619  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history birth of thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)  

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer was born on December - 17.  

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1706  On December - 17 birth of gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire)  

1734  On this day in history 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  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  Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history birth of john Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)  

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 December - 17.  

1824  John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect) was born on December - 17.  

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 December - 17.  

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 this day in history birth of berthold Tours, composer  

1840  On this day in history birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer  

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

1847  On this day in history birth of Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916)  

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0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.  

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword  

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

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

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

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

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies