Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)   

1775  Philippe Libon, composer was born on August - 17.   

1779  Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1786  Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on this day in history.   

1786  On August - 17 birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)   

1794  Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on August - 17.   

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  James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on August - 17.   

1828  George William Warren, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 17 birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher   

1840  Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet   

1844  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.   

1851  Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on August - 17.   

1856  On this day in history birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

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 this day in history.   

1873  John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on August - 17.   

1876  On this day in history birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)   

1876  On August - 17 birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940   

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0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48