Famous Birthdays In February - 17
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1444 Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.
1490 Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.
1519 On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)
1581 On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)
1583 J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.
1646 Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.
1653 On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)
1667 Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.
1675 Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on February - 17.
1696 Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on this day in history.
1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history.
1699 Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on February - 17.
1718 On this day in history birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)
1723 Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on February - 17.
1740 On February - 17 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist
1747 On this day in history birth of narciso Casanovas, composer
1752 On February - 17 birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)
1754 Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.
1754 Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on February - 17.
1758 John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on this day in history.
1774 On February - 17 birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)
1781 René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on February - 17.
1796 On February - 17 birth of giovanni Pacini, composer
1796 Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.
1804 On this day in history birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on this day in history.
1816 Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on February - 17.
1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on this day in history.
1820 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.
1821 Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.
1824 William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on February - 17.
1831 Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on February - 17.
1836 On this day in history birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870)
1837 On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902