Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)  

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  On this day in history birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)  

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

1605  On September - 17 birth of francesco Sacrati, composer  

1619  On September - 17 birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader  

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

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

1643  Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author was born on this day in history.  

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1677  Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761) was born on September - 17.  

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

1688  On September - 17 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  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 this day in history birth of jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician  

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 September - 17 birth of gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope  

1767  On September - 17 birth of henri-Montan Berton, composer  

1771  On September - 17 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  On September - 17 birth of samuel Prout, water-color painter  

1795  On September - 17 birth of giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer  

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 September - 17.  

1801  On this day in history birth of edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)  

1814  On September - 17 birth of stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer  

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

1819  Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates) was born on September - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on September - 17.  

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

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

1563  On September - 17 death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier  

1574  On September - 17 pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies  

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