Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  On September - 17 birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)  

1271  On September - 17 birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)  

1550  On September - 17 birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)  

1552  On September - 17 birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)  

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 this day in history.  

1630  On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)  

1639  Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on September - 17.  

1643  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1688  On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)  

1711  On September - 17 birth of ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of john Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)  

1743  Jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician was born on this day in history.  

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

1748  On this day in history birth of robert Wainwright, composer  

1764  John Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society was born on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history birth of gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope  

1767  On this day in history birth of henri-Montan Berton, composer  

1771  On September - 17 birth of johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (d. 1816)  

1774  On this day in history birth of joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages)  

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

1795  On September - 17 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  Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) was born on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history birth of stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer  

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

1819  On this day in history birth of jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates)  

1819  On September - 17 birth of marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president (Republic South Africa)  

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1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on September - 17.  

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1322  On September - 17 death of robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)  

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on September - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1604  On September - 17 lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69