Famous Personalities Born In September - 17
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1192 Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on September - 17.
1271 On September - 17 birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)
1550 Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on September - 17.
1552 On September - 17 birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)
1580 On September - 17 birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange
1605 On September - 17 birth of francesco Sacrati, composer
1619 John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on this day in history.
1630 On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)
1639 Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.
1643 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author was born on this day in history.
1677 Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.
1687 On September - 17 birth of durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (d. 1772)
1688 On September - 17 birth of maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)
1711 On this day in history birth of ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer
1714 Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire) was born on September - 17.
1730 Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army was born on September - 17.
1739 On this day in history birth of john Rutledge, 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)
1743 Jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician was born on this day in history.
1743 Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher was born on this day in history.
1748 Robert Wainwright, composer was born on this day in history.
1764 On September - 17 birth of john Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society
1765 Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope was born on this day in history.
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 September - 17.
1774 Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) was born on September - 17.
1783 On September - 17 birth of samuel Prout, water-color painter
1795 Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer was born on this day in history.
1798 On September - 17 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 On September - 17 birth of stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer
1818 Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history birth of jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates)
1819 Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president (Republic South Africa) was born on this day in history.