Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  

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 December - 17.  

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.  

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

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)  

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

1685  Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.  

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

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1706  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire) was born on December - 17.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Schubert, composer  

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 December - 17.  

1797  Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on December - 17.  

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

1830  Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie) was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 17.  

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

1840  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on this day in history.  

1842  On December - 17 birth of marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)  

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

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0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.  

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

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword  

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 this day in history.  

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

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies