Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

1493  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on December - 17.   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

1685  Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740) was born on December - 17.   

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer was born on December - 17.   

1706  On December - 17 birth of gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire)   

1734  On this day in history birth of william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1734  On this day in history birth of maria I of Portugal, Portuguese queen (d. 1816)   

1749  On this day in history birth of domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)   

1770  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Schubert, composer   

1778  Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) was born on this day in history.   

1796  Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865) was born on December - 17.   

1797  Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history birth of gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)   

1801  Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia) was born on December - 17.   

1807  John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound) was born on December - 17.   

1819  Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1821  On this day in history birth of frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1824  On December - 17 birth of john Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)   

1824  On December - 17 birth of manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1824  Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity) was born on December - 17.   

1830  Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie) was born on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history birth of james Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893   

1835  On December - 17 birth of alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology   

1838  On December - 17 birth of berthold Tours, composer   

1840  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1842  Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups) was born on December - 17.   

1847  On this day in history birth of Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916)   

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0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.