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  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  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 December - 17.  

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

1685  Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740) was born on December - 17.  

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 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  On December - 17 birth of johann Friedrich Schubert, composer  

1778  Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) was born on December - 17.  

1796  On December - 17 birth of thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)  

1797  Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on December - 17.  

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 December - 17.  

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 December - 17.  

1820  Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on December - 17.  

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  Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1838  On December - 17 birth of berthold Tours, composer  

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  Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

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0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

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

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword  

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.