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 this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on February - 17.   

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

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on February - 17.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) was born on this day in history.   

1754  On February - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On February - 17 birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On February - 17 birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

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

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

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

1820  On this day in history birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

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  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.   

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

1836  On this day in history birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870)   

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

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0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

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

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

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

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  On this day in history 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.