Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

1444  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized   

1628  On May - 17 birth of archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662)   

1682  On May - 17 birth of bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)   

1691  On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

1706  On this day in history birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)   

1718  Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history birth of francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1741  On this day in history birth of john Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6]   

1743  Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784) was born on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history birth of edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination   

1758  John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1768  Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV was born on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history birth of henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)   

1794  On May - 17 birth of anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves) was born on May - 17.   

1800  On this day in history birth of carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist was born on this day in history.   

1804  Ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions) was born on May - 17.   

1808  Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  On May - 17 birth of joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880   

1819  On May - 17 birth of johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer   

1821  On May - 17 birth of sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)   

1823  On this day in history birth of charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer   

1836  On May - 17 birth of joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine)   

1836  Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.   

1844  Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.   

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1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.   

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.