Famous Personalities Born In September - 17

1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.   

1271  On this day in history birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)   

1550  On September - 17 birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.   

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on September - 17.   

1619  On this day in history birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.   

1639  On September - 17 birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)   

1643  Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author was born on this day in history.   

1677  On this day in history birth of stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761)   

1687  On this day in history birth of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772)   

1688  On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)   

1711  Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  On September - 17 birth of gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire)   

1730  On this day in history birth of friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army   

1739  John Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800) was born on September - 17.   

1743  On this day in history birth of jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician   

1743  Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher was born on September - 17.   

1748  On September - 17 birth of robert Wainwright, composer   

1764  On September - 17 birth of john Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society   

1765  On this day in history birth of gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope   

1767  On this day in history birth of henri-Montan Berton, composer   

1771  Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.   

1774  Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) was born on September - 17.   

1783  On this day in history birth of samuel Prout, water-color painter   

1795  On September - 17 birth of giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer   

1798  On this day in history birth of antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

1800  On September - 17 birth of franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874   

1801  On September - 17 birth of edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)   

1814  Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) was born on this day in history.   

1819  Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates) was born on September - 17.   

1819  Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president (Republic South Africa) was born on September - 17.   

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1179  On this day in history hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81   

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on September - 17.   

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on September - 17.   

1563  On this day in history death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier   

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on September - 17.