Famous Birthdays In May - 17

1155  On this day in history birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)  

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on this day in history.  

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.  

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.  

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.  

1551  On this day in history birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist  

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)  

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.  

1576  Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history birth of archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662)  

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1682  On May - 17 birth of bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)  

1691  On May - 17 birth of antoine Court, French reformed theologist  

1706  On this day in history birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)  

1718  On this day in history birth of robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778)  

1732  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer was born on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history birth of john Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6]  

1743  On this day in history birth of seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784)  

1749  On this day in history birth of edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination  

1758  On May - 17 birth of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839)  

1768  On May - 17 birth of caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV  

1768  On this day in history birth of henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)  

1794  On May - 17 birth of anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer  

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves) was born on this day in history.  

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist was born on May - 17.  

1804  Ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions) was born on May - 17.  

1808  Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history birth of joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880  

1819  Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer was born on May - 17.  

1821  Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.  

1823  On May - 17 birth of charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer  

1836  Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine) was born on May - 17.  

1836  On this day in history birth of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)  

1844  On this day in history birth of julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918)  

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1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on this day in history.  

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.  

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.  

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on this day in history.  

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)  

1510  On this day in history alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65  

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.