Famous Personalities Born In March - 17

1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  On this day in history birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on March - 17.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on March - 17.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

1685  On March - 17 birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter   

1725  On March - 17 birth of lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)   

1746  On this day in history birth of jan David Holland, composer   

1777  Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) was born on March - 17.   

1780  On this day in history birth of thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)   

1781  Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies was born on March - 17.   

1781  Ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849) was born on March - 17.   

1787  George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) was born on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history birth of edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock)   

1804  James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on this day in history.   

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)   

1825  On this day in history birth of rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

1826  Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder) was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1832  Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on March - 17.   

1834  On this day in history birth of gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle   

1839  On March - 17 birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

1846  On March - 17 birth of kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer was born on March - 17.   

1856  Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.   

1862  Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) was born on March - 17.   

1866  Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939) was born on March - 17.   

1870  On March - 17 birth of horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)   

1872  Billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31) was born on March - 17.   

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0045  On March - 17 death of titus Labienus, Roman leader   

0180  On March - 17 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

0659  On March - 17 gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32   

1040  On March - 17 harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

1058  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.