Famous Birthdays In March - 17

1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

1725  Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806) was born on March - 17.   

1746  On March - 17 birth of jan David Holland, composer   

1777  On March - 17 birth of roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec)   

1780  On March - 17 birth of thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)   

1781  On March - 17 birth of dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies   

1781  On March - 17 birth of ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)   

1787  On March - 17 birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

1789  Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) was born on March - 17.   

1804  James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on this day in history.   

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on March - 17.   

1820  On this day in history birth of jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)   

1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) was born on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history birth of oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)   

1828  On this day in history birth of patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1832  On March - 17 birth of moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)   

1832  Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1834  On March - 17 birth of gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on March - 17.   

1846  On this day in history birth of kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer was born on March - 17.   

1856  On March - 17 birth of mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)   

1862  On this day in history birth of silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)   

1866  Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951) was born on March - 17.   

1872  Billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902) was born on March - 17.   

1873  On March - 17 birth of chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)   

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0045  On March - 17 death of titus Labienus, Roman leader   

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.   

1040  On this day in history harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.   

1272  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)