Famous Birthdays In February - 17

1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on February - 17.   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on February - 17.   

1723  On this day in history birth of tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on February - 17.   

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) was born on February - 17.   

1754  On February - 17 birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1754  On this day in history birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)   

1758  On February - 17 birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

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  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on February - 17.   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on February - 17.   

1816  Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on February - 17.   

1820  On this day in history birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

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  On this day in history birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

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0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)