Famous Birthdays In March - 17

1231  On March - 17 birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

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

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.   

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

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 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 March - 17.   

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

1780  On March - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1820  On this day in history birth of patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1862  On March - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on March - 17.   

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

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