Famous Birthdays In January - 17

1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.   

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on January - 17.   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.   

1517  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Fludd, composer   

1600  On January - 17 birth of calderon, writer   

1612  On this day in history birth of thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general   

1657  On January - 17 birth of pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized   

1659  On this day in history birth of antonio Veracini, composer   

1683  On January - 17 birth of gerard van Loon, Dutch historian   

1686  Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (d. 1766) was born on January - 17.   

1706  Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on January - 17.   

1712  On this day in history birth of john Stanley, composer   

1719  Jean-Joseph Vade, composer was born on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history birth of william Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806)   

1728  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Muthel, composer   

1732  On this day in history birth of stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95)   

1733  Thomas Linley, composer was born on this day in history.   

1734  Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs, Mirza) was born on January - 17.   

1745  On this day in history birth of nicolas Roze, composer   

1759  On January - 17 birth of paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist   

1761  James Hall, Scotland, geologist was born on this day in history.   

1769  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history birth of charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland)   

1789  August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

1806  James Madison Randolph, (Jefferson's grandson) 1st born in White House was born on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history birth of ellen Wood, English author (East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey)   

1818  On this day in history birth of antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64)   

1820  Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born on January - 17.   

1828  On this day in history birth of lewis Addison Grant, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1918   

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0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on January - 17.   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on January - 17.   

1369  On this day in history death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.