Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

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 this day in history birth of archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662)   

1682  Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1691  On May - 17 birth of antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

1706  Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born on May - 17.   

1718  Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778) was born on May - 17.   

1732  On May - 17 birth of francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1741  John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] was born on May - 17.   

1743  On this day in history birth of seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784)   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination was born on this day in history.   

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

1768  On May - 17 birth of caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV   

1768  Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854) was born on May - 17.   

1794  On this day in history birth of anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves) was born on this day in history.   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer was born on May - 17.   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist was born on May - 17.   

1804  Ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer was born on May - 17.   

1812  Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 was born on May - 17.   

1819  Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer was born on May - 17.   

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

1823  Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine) was born on May - 17.   

1836  On May - 17 birth of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)   

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

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1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.   

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

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 this day in history.   

1521  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)