Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

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   

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0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

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

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On this day in history 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  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.