Famous Birthdays 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  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  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

1576  On this day in history birth of ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized   

1628  Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1718  On May - 17 birth of robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778)   

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

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

1743  On May - 17 birth of seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784)   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination was born on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history birth of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839)   

1768  Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 17 birth of martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer was born on May - 17.   

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

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  Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 was born on May - 17.   

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  Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.   

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1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On May - 17 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  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

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.