Famous Birthdays In March - 17

1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 March - 17.  

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

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

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

1781  Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies was born on this day in history.  

1781  Ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

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  On this day in history birth of patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

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

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

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  On March - 17 birth of walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

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

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

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 March - 17.  

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

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

1873  On this day in history birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)  

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

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1272  On March - 17 death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)