Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

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

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

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

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1576  Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 17.   

1628  Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662) was born on May - 17.   

1682  Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722) was born on May - 17.   

1691  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1706  Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born on May - 17.   

1718  Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778) was born on May - 17.   

1732  On May - 17 birth of francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1741  John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] was born on May - 17.   

1743  Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784) was born on May - 17.   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination was born on May - 17.   

1758  On this day in history 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  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1800  On May - 17 birth of carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions)   

1808  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer   

1812  On May - 17 birth of joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880   

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

1821  On May - 17 birth of sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)   

1823  Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  On May - 17 birth of joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine)   

1836  On May - 17 birth of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)   

1844  On May - 17 birth of julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918)   

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1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

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  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on May - 17.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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