Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  On September - 17 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  On this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)  

1552  On this day in history 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  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.  

1639  Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.  

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

1730  Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army was born on September - 17.  

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

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

1765  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1795  Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer was born on September - 17.  

1798  On this day in history birth of antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat  

1800  Franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.  

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

1814  Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer was born on September - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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1179  On September - 17 hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81  

1312  On this day in history ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26  

1322  On this day in history death of robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)  

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

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on September - 17.  

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on this day in history.  

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on September - 17.  

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.