Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.
1578 On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
1586 On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)
1601 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.
1629 King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.
1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.
1753 On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)
1768 On August - 17 birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
1775 On August - 17 birth of philippe Libon, composer
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on August - 17.
1786 Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on August - 17.
1786 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.
1794 On this day in history birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)
1811 On August - 17 birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)
1817 On August - 17 birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)
1819 On August - 17 birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1828 On August - 17 birth of george William Warren, composer
1828 On this day in history birth of jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)
1834 Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born on this day in history.
1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on August - 17.
1839 On this day in history birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher
1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on August - 17.
1841 On this day in history birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet
1844 On August - 17 birth of menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on August - 17.
1856 Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on August - 17.
1863 Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on August - 17.
1866 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on August - 17.
1866 Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.
1870 Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on August - 17.
1873 John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on August - 17.
1876 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) was born on this day in history.
1876 Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 was born on this day in history.