Famous Birthdays In February - 17

1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on February - 17.   

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on February - 17.   

1697  On February - 17 birth of louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer   

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

1718  On this day in history birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on February - 17.   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.   

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on February - 17.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) was born on February - 17.   

1754  On February - 17 birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1754  Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on this day in history.   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On February - 17 birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on February - 17.   

1816  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1816  Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

1820  Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.   

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  On February - 17 birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

1836  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

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0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)