Famous Birthdays In February - 17

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on February - 17.   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on February - 17.   

1723  On this day in history birth of tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.   

1747  On February - 17 birth of narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) was born on February - 17.   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on this day in history.   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on February - 17.   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on February - 17.   

1796  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on February - 17.   

1804  On February - 17 birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1816  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1816  Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on February - 17.   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on February - 17.   

1820  Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on February - 17.   

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On February - 17 birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on February - 17.   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on February - 17.   

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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 this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)