Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1155  Jien: Japanese poet and historian   

1443  Edmund: Earl of rutland, brother of kings edward iv of england and richard iii of england   

1444  Sandro botticelli: Italian painter (birth of venus)   

1451  Engelbert ii: Earl of nassau-dillenburg-dietz/viceroy of luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von hohenzollern: 1st duke of prussia   

1551  Martinus a del rio: Spanish/south neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin delrio: Flemish theologian and occultist   

1568  Christoph thomas walliser: Composer   

1576  Ferdinand van apshoven: The older, flemish painter, baptized   

1628  Archduke ferdinand charles of austria: Regent of the tyrol   

1682  Bartholomew roberts: Welsh pirate   

1691  Antoine court: French reformed theologist   

1706  Andreas felix von oefele: German historian and librarian   

1718  Robert darcy: 4th earl of holderness, english diplomat and politician   

1732  Francesco pasquale ricci: Composer   

1741  John penn: Us attorney (signed declaration of independence) [os=may 6]   

1743  Seth warner: American revolutionary leader   

1749  Edward jenner: England, physician, discovered vaccination   

1758  John st aubyn: British fossil collector   

1768  Caroline: Brunswick, queen consort of king george iv   

1768  Henry paget: 1st marquess of anglesey, english general   

1794  Anna brownell jameson: Dublin, writer   

1796  Martinus j niewindt: Bishop of curacao (christen slaves)   

1800  Carl friedrich zollner: Composer   

1803  Robert smith surtees: Novelist   

1804  Ottho g heldring: Dutch vicar/reformer (heldring institutions)   

1808  Charles-louis-adolphe vogel: Composer   

1812  Joseph warren revere: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1880   

1819  Johann nepomuk kafka: Composer   

1821  Sebastian kneipp: German naturopathist   

1823  Charlotte helen sainton-dolby: Contralto/composer   

1836  Joseph norman lockyer: Discoverer (helium)/founder (nature magazine)   

1836  Virginie loveling: Belgian writer and poet   

1844  Julius wellhausen: German biblical scholar   

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1050  Guido van arezzo: Italian music theorist,   

1189  Minamoto no yoshitsune: Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  Emperor go-fushimi of japan: Emperor go-fushimi of japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Louis vi the roman: Duke of bavaria and elector of brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Constantine dragas: Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Thomas de ros: 10th baron de ros, english politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di botticelli: Painter (birth of venus),   

1521  Edward stafford: 3rd duke of buckingham, english politician (b. 1478)