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 September - 17.   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

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

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

1643  On September - 17 birth of gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author   

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

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

1739  On this day in history 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  Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher was born on September - 17.   

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

1764  John Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society was born on September - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1774  On September - 17 birth of joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages)   

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

1795  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer   

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

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

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

1422  On September - 17 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  On this day in history death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

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