Famous Personalities Born In February - 17
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
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 February - 17.
1583 J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.
1646 On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)
1653 On this day in history 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 February - 17.
1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on February - 17.
1699 On February - 17 birth of hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)
1718 On February - 17 birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)
1723 On February - 17 birth of tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination
1740 On February - 17 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist
1747 Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on February - 17.
1752 On this day in history birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)
1754 Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.
1754 On February - 17 birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)
1758 John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on February - 17.
1774 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.
1781 René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on this day in history.
1796 Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.
1796 On February - 17 birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
1804 On February - 17 birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
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 Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on this day in history.
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 William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer
1836 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902