Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

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

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on February - 17.   

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  On February - 17 birth of louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer   

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

1718  Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on February - 17.   

1723  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

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  On February - 17 birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on February - 17.   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

1816  On February - 17 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 February - 17.   

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

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on February - 17.   

1824  On this day in history birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870)   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on February - 17.   

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0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On February - 17 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  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)