Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.  

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

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

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

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on September - 17.  

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.  

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on this day in history.  

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.  

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

1643  Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author was born on September - 17.  

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

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

1714  On September - 17 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 September - 17 birth of john Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)  

1743  On September - 17 birth of jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician  

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

1748  Robert Wainwright, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 September - 17 birth of henri-Montan Berton, composer  

1771  Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (d. 1816) was born on September - 17.  

1774  Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) was born on this day in history.  

1783  Samuel Prout, water-color painter was born on September - 17.  

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 this day in history birth of edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)  

1814  Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

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  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on this day in history.  

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on this day in history.  

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