Famous Personalities Born In February - 17
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
1444 Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.
1490 Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.
1519 On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)
1581 Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.
1583 On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist
1646 On February - 17 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 Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.
1675 Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on February - 17.
1696 On this day in history birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer
1697 On February - 17 birth of louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer
1699 On February - 17 birth of hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)
1718 Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.
1723 Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on this day in history.
1740 Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.
1747 On February - 17 birth of narciso Casanovas, composer
1752 On this day in history birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)
1754 On this day in history birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer
1754 Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on February - 17.
1758 On this day in history birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian
1774 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on February - 17.
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 Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.
1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on February - 17.
1816 Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on this day in history.
1820 On February - 17 birth of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898)
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 this day in history.
1831 On this day in history birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer
1836 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on February - 17.
1837 On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902