Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

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 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  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  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  On February - 17 birth of johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

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

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

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

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

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  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  On February - 17 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  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on this day in history.   

1816  Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

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  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 February - 17.   

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0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

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  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

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

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