Famous Birthdays In March - 17

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

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.  

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 March - 17.  

1675  On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer  

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

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  Jan David Holland, composer was born on March - 17.  

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

1781  On this day in history birth of ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)  

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

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

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  Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder) was born on March - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1846  On March - 17 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  On this day in history birth of pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)  

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  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  On March - 17 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  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on this day in history.  

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.