Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on September - 17.  

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)  

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  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader  

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

1639  On this day in history birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)  

1643  Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author was born on this day in history.  

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1677  Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

1687  Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772) was born on September - 17.  

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  On this day in history birth of gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire)  

1730  Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army was born on this day in history.  

1739  John Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.  

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

1743  On this day in history birth of marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher  

1748  Robert Wainwright, composer was born on September - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history birth of samuel Prout, water-color painter  

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 September - 17 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 this day in history birth of stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer  

1818  Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) was born on this day in history.  

1819  Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates) was born on this day in history.  

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  On September - 17 ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26  

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

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on this day in history.  

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on September - 17.  

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.