Famous Personalities Born In March - 17

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

1473  On this day in history birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on March - 17.   

1628  On March - 17 birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

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

1676  On this day in history birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  On March - 17 birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter   

1725  On March - 17 birth of lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)   

1746  Jan David Holland, composer was born on this day in history.   

1777  Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) was born on this day in history.   

1780  Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47) was born on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history birth of dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies   

1781  On this day in history birth of ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)   

1787  On this day in history birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

1789  On March - 17 birth of edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock)   

1804  James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance was born on March - 17.   

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1820  Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.   

1825  On March - 17 birth of rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

1826  Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder) was born on March - 17.   

1828  Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

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  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle was born on March - 17.   

1839  On March - 17 birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) was born on March - 17.   

1848  On this day in history birth of horace Wadham Nicholl, composer   

1856  Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910) was born on March - 17.   

1862  Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930) was born on March - 17.   

1866  On March - 17 birth of pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)   

1870  Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On March - 17 birth of billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902)   

1873  Chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31) was born on this day in history.   

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0045  Death of Titus Labienus, Roman leader on this day in history.   

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on March - 17.   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on this day in history.   

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

1040  On March - 17 harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

1058  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

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)