Famous Birthdays In March - 17

1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)   

1628  On March - 17 birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

1725  Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of jan David Holland, composer   

1777  Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) was born on March - 17.   

1780  On March - 17 birth of thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)   

1781  Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies was born on this day in history.   

1781  On March - 17 birth of ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)   

1787  On March - 17 birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

1789  Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of james Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance   

1820  On this day in history birth of patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1820  Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897) was born on March - 17.   

1825  On March - 17 birth of rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

1826  Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder) was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1832  Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history birth of gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle   

1839  On March - 17 birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

1846  On this day in history birth of kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer was born on March - 17.   

1856  Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910) was born on March - 17.   

1862  Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) was born on March - 17.   

1866  On March - 17 birth of pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)   

1870  On March - 17 birth of horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)   

1872  On this day in history birth of billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902)   

1873  On this day in history birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)   

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0045  Death of Titus Labienus, Roman leader on March - 17.   

0180  On March - 17 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on March - 17.   

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on March - 17.   

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.   

1272  On March - 17 death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)