Famous Personalities Born In March - 17

1231  On March - 17 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 this day in history.   

1628  On March - 17 birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  On March - 17 birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

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

1746  Jan David Holland, composer was born on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history birth of roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec)   

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 this day in history.   

1781  On March - 17 birth of ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)   

1787  On March - 17 birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

1789  Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of james Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance   

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

1820  On March - 17 birth of jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)   

1825  On March - 17 birth of rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

1826  On March - 17 birth of oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)   

1828  Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on March - 17.   

1832  On this day in history birth of moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)   

1832  On this day in history birth of walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle was born on March - 17.   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on this day in history.   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) was born on this day in history.   

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

1856  On this day in history birth of mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)   

1862  Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.   

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  On March - 17 birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)   

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0045  On this day in history death of titus Labienus, Roman leader   

0180  On this day in history antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58   

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

0659  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)