Famous Birthdays In February - 17

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history birth of louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on this day in history.   

1718  On February - 17 birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on February - 17.   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on February - 17.   

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on February - 17.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) was born on February - 17.   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on February - 17.   

1754  Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on this day in history.   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.   

1781  On February - 17 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1796  On February - 17 birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on February - 17.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on February - 17.   

1816  On February - 17 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1816  On this day in history birth of haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864)   

1820  On February - 17 birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

1820  On February - 17 birth of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898)   

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On February - 17 birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on February - 17.   

1836  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on February - 17.   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on February - 17.   

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0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.