Famous Personalities Born In February - 17
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1444 On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist
1490 Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.
1519 Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.
1581 On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)
1583 J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.
1646 Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.
1653 On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)
1667 Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.
1675 On this day in history birth of johann Melchior Conradi, composer
1696 On February - 17 birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer
1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on February - 17.
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 On February - 17 birth of tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination
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 February - 17 birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)
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 February - 17.
1774 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on February - 17.
1781 On February - 17 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)
1796 Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on February - 17.
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 February - 17.
1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on February - 17.
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 February - 17.
1820 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on February - 17.
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 February - 17.
1831 On February - 17 birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer
1836 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on February - 17.
1837 Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.