Famous Personalities Born In December - 17

1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on this day in history.   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on December - 17.   

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

1685  On December - 17 birth of thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)   

1706  On this day in history birth of chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

1706  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire) was born on December - 17.   

1734  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

1734  On December - 17 birth of maria I of Portugal, Portuguese queen (d. 1816)   

1749  Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) was born on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Schubert, composer   

1778  Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) was born on December - 17.   

1796  On this day in history birth of thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)   

1797  Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism was born on this day in history.   

1800  Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary) was born on December - 17.   

1801  Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia) was born on December - 17.   

1807  On December - 17 birth of john Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)   

1819  Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.   

1820  Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on December - 17.   

1821  Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on December - 17.   

1824  On December - 17 birth of john Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)   

1824  On December - 17 birth of manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1824  On December - 17 birth of thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity)   

1830  On this day in history birth of jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie)   

1833  James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on December - 17.   

1835  On December - 17 birth of alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology   

1838  On December - 17 birth of berthold Tours, composer   

1840  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on December - 17.   

1842  Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups) was born on December - 17.   

1847  Ã‰mile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) was born on December - 17.   

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0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.