Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

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   

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0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)