Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

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

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on February - 17.   

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on February - 17.   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

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

1723  On February - 17 birth of tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination   

1740  On February - 17 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  On this day in history birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1754  On this day in history birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)   

1758  On February - 17 birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

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

1781  On this day in history birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1796  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

1804  On this day in history birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

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

1816  Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898)   

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

1824  On this day in history birth of william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on February - 17.   

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

1837  On February - 17 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  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

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

1596  On this day in history 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.