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  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history.   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on February - 17.   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

1747  On February - 17 birth of narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  On February - 17 birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on February - 17.   

1754  Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on February - 17.   

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

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on February - 17.   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on February - 17.   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on February - 17.   

1796  Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On February - 17 birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on February - 17.   

1816  On February - 17 birth of haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864)   

1820  On February - 17 birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

1820  Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.   

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on February - 17.   

1831  On this day in history birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

1836  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) was born on February - 17.   

1837  On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

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

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.