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  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  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.   

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

1696  On this day in history birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  On this day in history birth of louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer   

1699  On February - 17 birth of hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

1718  On this day in history birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on February - 17.   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1754  On February - 17 birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)   

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

1774  On this day in history birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1781  On this day in history birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on February - 17.   

1796  Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

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

1816  On February - 17 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 February - 17 birth of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898)   

1821  On February - 17 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  On February - 17 birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870)   

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

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0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.