Famous Birthdays In December - 17
Monday, 19 April 2021
1239 Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.
1267 On this day in history 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 On December - 17 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 this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)
1638 Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on December - 17.
1685 Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.
1706 On December - 17 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 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 December - 17.
1749 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) was born on December - 17.
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 Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on this day in history.
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 On December - 17 birth of john Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)
1819 Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.
1820 On December - 17 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 this day in history.
1824 On this day in history birth of john Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)
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 On December - 17 birth of jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie)
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 December - 17.
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)