Famous Personalities Born In March - 17

1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

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 March - 17.   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

1725  On March - 17 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 March - 17.   

1780  On March - 17 birth of thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)   

1781  Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies was born on this day in history.   

1781  Ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849) was born on March - 17.   

1787  George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) was born on this day in history.   

1789  Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on March - 17.   

1804  On March - 17 birth of james Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance   

1820  On this day in history birth of patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1825  On this day in history birth of rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

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

1828  On this day in history birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1832  Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) was born on March - 17.   

1832  On this day in history birth of walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1848  On March - 17 birth of horace Wadham Nicholl, composer   

1856  Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910) was born on March - 17.   

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 March - 17.   

1870  Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history birth of billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902)   

1873  On this day in history birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)   

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0045  Death of Titus Labienus, Roman leader on March - 17.   

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

0659  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  On March - 17 death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.