Famous Birthdays In January - 17
Wednesday, 04 October 2023
1342 Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history.
1463 Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on January - 17.
1484 George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history.
1501 On January - 17 birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)
1504 On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)
1517 On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)
1545 Antonio Pace, composer was born on January - 17.
1560 Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.
1574 Robert Fludd, composer was born on this day in history.
1600 On January - 17 birth of calderon, writer
1612 On January - 17 birth of thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general
1657 On this day in history birth of pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized
1659 Antonio Veracini, composer was born on January - 17.
1683 Gerard van Loon, Dutch historian was born on January - 17.
1686 On this day in history birth of archibald Bower, Scottish historian (d. 1766)
1706 Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on January - 17.
1712 John Stanley, composer was born on January - 17.
1719 Jean-Joseph Vade, composer was born on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history birth of william Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806)
1728 Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer was born on January - 17.
1732 Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95) was born on January - 17.
1733 Thomas Linley, composer was born on this day in history.
1734 Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs, Mirza) was born on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history birth of nicolas Roze, composer
1759 Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist was born on this day in history.
1761 On January - 17 birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist
1769 Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born on January - 17.
1771 Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland) was born on this day in history.
1789 August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born on January - 17.
1806 On this day in history birth of james Madison Randolph, (Jefferson's grandson) 1st born in White House
1814 Ellen Wood, English author (East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey) was born on January - 17.
1818 Antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64) was born on this day in history.
1820 Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of lewis Addison Grant, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1918