Famous Birthdays In March - 17
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1231 Emperor ShijÅ of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.
1473 James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on this day in history.
1578 Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.
1628 Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.
1664 Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.
1675 On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer
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 this day in history.
1725 Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806) was born on March - 17.
1746 On March - 17 birth of jan David Holland, composer
1777 On March - 17 birth of roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec)
1780 On March - 17 birth of thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)
1781 On March - 17 birth of dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies
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 Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on March - 17.
1804 James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on this day in history.
1820 Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on March - 17.
1820 On this day in history birth of jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)
1825 Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) was born on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history birth of oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)
1828 On this day in history birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)
1832 On March - 17 birth of moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)
1832 Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1834 On March - 17 birth of gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle
1839 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on March - 17.
1846 On this day in history birth of kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)
1848 Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer was born on March - 17.
1856 On March - 17 birth of mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)
1862 On this day in history birth of silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)
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 March - 17.
1873 On March - 17 birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)