Famous Personalities Born In February - 17
Friday, 18 July 2025
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.