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Birthdays occurring on December, 17
| 1770 |
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 17, 1770
German composer the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic era. 1770-1827I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy More quotations from Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1778 |
Humphrey Davy was born on December 17, 1778
English chemist 1778-1829Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort More quotations from Humphrey Davy |
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