{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1717

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer  

Jan 05 William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal  

Feb 02 Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of pierre de La Garde, composer  

Feb 19 David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Bernhard Hupfeld, composer was born in the year 1717.  

Feb 26 John Randall, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 26 In the year 1717 birth of manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer  

Mar 31 Florian Wrastill, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09 In the year 1717 birth of georg Matthias Monn, composer  

Apr 30 Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer was born in the year 1717.  

May 13 In the year 1717 birth of maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)  

Jun 08 John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 19 In the year 1717 birth of johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer  

Jun 20 Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 27 In the year 1717 birth of louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)  

Jul 05 Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born in the year 1717.  

Aug 13 In the year 1717 birth of christoph Nichelsmann, German composer  

Aug 13 Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)  

Sep 04 In the year 1717 birth of job Orton, English minister (d. 1783)  

Sep 22 Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto) was born in the year 1717.  

Oct 05 Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1744) was born in the year 1717.  

Nov 16 Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher/mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Dec 09 On this day in history birth of johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)  

Dec 16 Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 20 Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) was born in the year 1717.  

Dec 25 In the year 1717 birth of pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99)  

Dec 27 On this day in history birth of pope Pius VI (d. 1799)  

Mar 03 Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist died in the year 1717.  

Apr 03 Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640) died in the year 1717.  

Apr 05 Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) died in the year 1717.  

May 10 John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641) died in the year 1717.  

May 20 John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) died on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1717 jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69  

Jul 21 Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies in the year 1717.