Famous Birthdays 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  On this day in history birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)  

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

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

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)  

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.  

1725  Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.  

1746  On March - 17 birth of jan David Holland, composer  

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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  On this day in history birth of dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies  

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 March - 17.  

1789  Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on March - 17.  

1804  On March - 17 birth of james Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance  

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on March - 17.  

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

1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) was born on this day in history.  

1826  On this day in history birth of oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)  

1828  Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 March - 17.  

1846  On this day in history birth of kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)  

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

1856  On March - 17 birth of mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)  

1862  On this day in history birth of silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)  

1866  Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

1870  Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.  

1872  On March - 17 birth of billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902)  

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

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0045  Death of Titus Labienus, Roman leader on this day in history.  

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  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.  

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on March - 17.