Famous Personalities Born In April - 17
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
1278 On April - 17 birth of michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)
1539 Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born on April - 17.
1573 Maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League) was born on this day in history.
1573 On this day in history birth of maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
1586 John Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore) was born on April - 17.
1587 On this day in history birth of marco Ivan Lukacic, composer
1598 On this day in history birth of giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)
1620 Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on April - 17.
1622 Henry Vaughan, English poet (Silex Scintillans) was born on April - 17.
1644 Abraham Jansz Storck, painter, baptized was born on this day in history.
1666 Francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer was born on April - 17.
1676 Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51) was born on this day in history.
1683 On April - 17 birth of johann David Heinichen, composer
1699 On this day in history birth of robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave)
1710 Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767) was born on April - 17.
1715 On this day in history birth of johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer
1719 Christian Gottfried Krause, composer was born on April - 17.
1734 On this day in history birth of taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)
1738 Philip Hayes, composer was born on April - 17.
1741 On April - 17 birth of johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer
1741 On this day in history birth of samuel Chase, judge (signed Decl of Ind)
1750 François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.
1774 On April - 17 birth of vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer
1788 On April - 17 birth of joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864
1794 On this day in history birth of carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (d. 1868)
1797 On April - 17 birth of jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer/conductor
1798 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.
1809 On this day in history birth of philip St George Cocke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1811 Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer was born on April - 17.
1813 Henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884 was born on April - 17.
1816 Thomas Hazlehurst, English Methodist chapel builder (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.
1820 Gottfried Conradi, composer was born on April - 17.
1827 French C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp) was born on this day in history.
1833 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.