Famous Personalities Born In March - 17

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

1473  On March - 17 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  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.   

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

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

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

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

1725  Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806) was born on March - 17.   

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

1777  On March - 17 birth of roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec)   

1780  Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47) was born on March - 17.   

1781  On March - 17 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 this day in history.   

1787  George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) was born on March - 17.   

1789  On March - 17 birth of edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock)   

1804  James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on March - 17.   

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

1820  Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897) was born on March - 17.   

1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) was born on March - 17.   

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

1828  On March - 17 birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1832  On March - 17 birth of moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)   

1832  Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history birth of horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)   

1872  Billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902) was born on March - 17.   

1873  Chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31) was born on this day in history.   

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0045  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1058  On this day in history 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.