Famous Birthdays In September - 17

1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on September - 17.   

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on September - 17.   

1552  On this day in history birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)   

1580  On this day in history birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

1605  On September - 17 birth of francesco Sacrati, composer   

1619  On this day in history birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.   

1639  Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

1643  On September - 17 birth of gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author   

1677  Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1687  On this day in history birth of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772)   

1688  On September - 17 birth of maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)   

1711  Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer was born on September - 17.   

1714  Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire) was born on September - 17.   

1730  Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army was born on September - 17.   

1739  On September - 17 birth of john Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)   

1743  On this day in history birth of jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician   

1743  Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1748  On September - 17 birth of robert Wainwright, composer   

1764  On September - 17 birth of john Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society   

1765  On this day in history birth of gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope   

1767  On September - 17 birth of henri-Montan Berton, composer   

1771  On this day in history birth of johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (d. 1816)   

1774  On September - 17 birth of joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages)   

1783  On this day in history birth of samuel Prout, water-color painter   

1795  On September - 17 birth of giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer   

1798  Antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat was born on September - 17.   

1800  Franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874 was born on September - 17.   

1801  Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) was born on this day in history.   

1814  On September - 17 birth of stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer   

1818  On September - 17 birth of halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf)   

1819  Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates) was born on this day in history.   

1819  On September - 17 birth of marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president (Republic South Africa)   

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1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on September - 17.   

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on September - 17.   

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on September - 17.   

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on September - 17.   

1574  On September - 17 pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies   

1575  On this day in history death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

1604  On this day in history lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69