Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)  

1271  On this day in history birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)  

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on September - 17.  

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.  

1580  On September - 17 birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange  

1605  On this day in history birth of francesco Sacrati, composer  

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on September - 17.  

1630  On this day in history birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)  

1639  On September - 17 birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)  

1643  On September - 17 birth of gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author  

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1677  Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761) was born on September - 17.  

1687  Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

1688  Maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.  

1711  Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer was born on September - 17.  

1714  Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire) was born on September - 17.  

1730  On this day in history birth of friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army  

1739  On September - 17 birth of john Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)  

1743  On this day in history birth of jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician  

1743  On September - 17 birth of marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher  

1748  On September - 17 birth of robert Wainwright, composer  

1764  On September - 17 birth of john Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society  

1765  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope was born on September - 17.  

1767  Henri-Montan Berton, composer was born on this day in history.  

1771  Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.  

1774  Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) was born on September - 17.  

1783  Samuel Prout, water-color painter was born on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer  

1798  On September - 17 birth of antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat  

1800  On this day in history birth of franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874  

1801  On September - 17 birth of edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)  

1814  On September - 17 birth of stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer  

1818  On this day in history birth of halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf)  

1819  On September - 17 birth of jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates)  

1819  Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president (Republic South Africa) was born on September - 17.  

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1179  On this day in history hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81  

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on September - 17.  

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on September - 17.  

1422  On this day in history death of constantine II of Bulgaria  

1563  On September - 17 death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier  

1574  On this day in history pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies  

1575  On this day in history death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)  

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on September - 17.