Famous Personalities Born In December - 17

1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on December - 17.   

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

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

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

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

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

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

1706  Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer was born on this day in history.   

1706  On December - 17 birth of gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire)   

1734  On this day in history birth of william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1734  On this day in history 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 December - 17 birth of johann Friedrich Schubert, composer   

1778  On December - 17 birth of hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements)   

1796  Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1797  On December - 17 birth of joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism   

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

1801  On this day in history birth of johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)   

1807  John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound) was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1820  Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

1821  Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

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

1824  On this day in history birth of manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1824  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology   

1838  Berthold Tours, composer was born on this day in history.   

1840  Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1842  On December - 17 birth of marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)   

1847  On December - 17 birth of Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916)   

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0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies