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

1685  On this day in history birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter  

1725  On this day in history birth of lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)  

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

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1777  Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) was born on this day in history.  

1780  Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47) was born on this day in history.  

1781  Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies was born on March - 17.  

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  Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on this day in history.  

1804  James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) was born on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history birth of horace Wadham Nicholl, composer  

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

1862  Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.  

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  Billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902) was born on this day in history.  

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

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0045  On March - 17 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 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 March - 17.  

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.  

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

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