Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.
1578 On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
1586 On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)
1601 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.
1629 King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.
1720 On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)
1753 Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.
1768 On August - 17 birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
1775 Philippe Libon, composer was born on August - 17.
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On August - 17 birth of davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)
1786 On August - 17 birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)
1794 Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on August - 17.
1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) was born on this day in history.
1817 On August - 17 birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)
1819 On August - 17 birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1828 On August - 17 birth of george William Warren, composer
1828 Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)
1839 On this day in history birth of hubert Platt Main, composer
1839 Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
1841 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet was born on August - 17.
1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on August - 17.
1856 On this day in history birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
1863 On this day in history birth of gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924)
1866 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on August - 17.
1866 Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.
1870 Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)
1876 On August - 17 birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)
1876 On August - 17 birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940