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  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)  

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg  

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia  

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.  

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.  

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

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

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

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

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 May - 17 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 May - 17 birth of edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination  

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 May - 17 birth of henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)  

1794  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer was born on May - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1808  Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer was born on May - 17.  

1812  Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer  

1821  On this day in history birth of sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)  

1823  Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer was born on May - 17.  

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  Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918) was born on May - 17.  

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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  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 May - 17.  

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm  

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 May - 17.