{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1717

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of william Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793)  

Jan 28 In the year 1717 birth of mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)  

Jan 28 Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born in the year 1717.  

Jan 29 Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02 Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790) was born in the year 1717.  

Feb 10 Pierre de La Garde, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19 David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) was born in the year 1717.  

Feb 24 Bernhard Hupfeld, composer was born in the year 1717.  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of john Randall, composer  

Mar 26 On this day in history birth of manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer  

Mar 31 In the year 1717 birth of florian Wrastill, composer  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of georg Matthias Monn, composer  

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer  

May 13 Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) was born in the year 1717.  

Jun 08 John Collins, American politician (d. 1795) was born in the year 1717.  

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer  

Jun 20 Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776) was born in the year 1717.  

Jun 27 Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799) was born in the year 1717.  

Jul 05 On this day in history birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)  

Aug 13 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born in the year 1717.  

Aug 13 On this day in history birth of louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (d. 1776)  

Aug 15 Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 04 Job Orton, English minister (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1717 birth of pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (d. 1783)  

Sep 24 In the year 1717 birth of horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto)  

Oct 05 On this day in history birth of marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1744)  

Nov 16 Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher/mathematician was born in the year 1717.  

Dec 09 On this day in history birth of johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)  

Dec 16 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  

Dec 20 Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 25 Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope (1775-99) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 27 Pope Pius VI (d. 1799) was born in the year 1717.  

Mar 03 In the year 1717 pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75  

Mar 19 John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist died on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640) died in the year 1717.  

Apr 05 On this day in history death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)  

May 10 John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641) died on this day in history.  

May 20 In the year 1717 death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)  

Jun 09 In the year 1717 jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69  

Jul 21 On this day in history niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies