Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

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 February - 17.   

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

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

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

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on February - 17.   

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 February - 17.   

1747  On this day in history birth of narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  On this day in history birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)   

1754  On this day in history birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1754  On February - 17 birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on February - 17.   

1774  On February - 17 birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1781  On February - 17 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1796  Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on February - 17.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history birth of haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864)   

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 February - 17.   

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on February - 17.   

1824  On February - 17 birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on February - 17.   

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0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  On February - 17 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  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.