Famous Personalities Born In March - 17

1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on March - 17.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on March - 17.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.   

1725  On this day in history birth of lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)   

1746  On this day in history birth of jan David Holland, composer   

1777  Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) was born on this day in history.   

1780  Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47) was born on this day in history.   

1781  Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies was born on March - 17.   

1781  On March - 17 birth of ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)   

1787  On March - 17 birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

1789  On this day in history birth of edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock)   

1804  James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on March - 17.   

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1820  On March - 17 birth of jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)   

1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) was born on March - 17.   

1826  Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder) was born on this day in history.   

1828  On March - 17 birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1832  On this day in history birth of moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)   

1832  Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on March - 17.   

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle was born on March - 17.   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on March - 17.   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) was born on this day in history.   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)   

1862  Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) was born on March - 17.   

1866  Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951) was born on March - 17.   

1872  Billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On March - 17 birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)   

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0045  Death of Titus Labienus, Roman leader on this day in history.   

0180  On this day in history antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

0659  On March - 17 gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32   

1040  On this day in history harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

1058  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.   

1272  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)