Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  On September - 17 birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)  

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on September - 17.  

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

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1677  On this day in history birth of stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761)  

1687  Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

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

1743  Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history 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  Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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