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  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on September - 17.  

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on September - 17.  

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

1643  On this day in history birth of gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author  

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1677  On September - 17 birth of stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761)  

1687  On this day in history birth of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772)  

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

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

1714  On September - 17 birth of gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire)  

1730  On September - 17 birth of friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army  

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

1743  On September - 17 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  On this day in history birth of henri-Montan Berton, composer  

1771  On this day in history birth of johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (d. 1816)  

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  Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer was born on this day in history.  

1798  Antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1800  Franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874 was born on September - 17.  

1801  Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) was born on September - 17.  

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

1818  On September - 17 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 this day in history.  

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1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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