Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

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

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

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  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

1718  On February - 17 birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on February - 17.   

1752  On this day in history birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on February - 17.   

1754  Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on this day in history.   

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

1781  On February - 17 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1796  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1816  On this day in history birth of haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864)   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898)   

1821  On this day in history birth of lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861)   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.   

1831  On February - 17 birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

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

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.   

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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  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

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

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

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

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)