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

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1685  On December - 17 birth of thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)   

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

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

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1778  Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) was born on this day in history.   

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

1797  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 birth of samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1820  On this day in history birth of frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1821  On December - 17 birth of frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1824  On this day in history birth of john Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)   

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 December - 17.   

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

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

1838  Berthold Tours, composer was born on December - 17.   

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

1842  On this day in history birth of marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)   

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  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

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 December - 17.   

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

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

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