Famous Birthdays In January - 17

1881  Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1884  Noah Beery, US actor (Mark of Zorro, Sea Wolf) was born on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history birth of e Ball-Hennings, writer   

1885  Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader was born on January - 17.   

1886  Glenn Luther Martin, aviator (Collier Trophy-1933) was born on January - 17.   

1886  On this day in history birth of ronald Firbank, London, novelist (Flower Beneath the Foot)   

1887  Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of marjorie Gateson, Bkln NY, actress (One Man's Family)   

1891  On this day in history birth of norman "Squab" Read, US aviator who lived to be 101   

1891  On January - 17 birth of walter Eucken, German economist   

1896  Harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show) was born on January - 17.   

1897  Nils Asther, Malmö Sweden, actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster) was born on January - 17.   

1897  Marcel Petiot, French mass murderer (d. 1946) was born on January - 17.   

1899  Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history birth of nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist (On the Beach, Town Like Alice)   

1899  On January - 17 birth of robert Maynard Hutchins, US, educator/civil libertarian   

1899  Roel [Martinus F] Houwink, Dutch literary (1 Man Without Character) was born on January - 17.   

1900  Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant, patron of the arts was born on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history birth of vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer   

1901  On this day in history birth of aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-born philosopher (d. 1973)   

1902  Geoffrey W Lloyd, British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy (1951-55) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Warren Hull, Gasport NY, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World) was born on January - 17.   

1903  Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Assamese poet, playwright, film maker (d. 1953) was born on January - 17.   

1904  Grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor (Oklahoma, Annie) was born on January - 17.   

1904  Patsy Ruth Miller, actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds) was born on January - 17.   

1905  On January - 17 birth of franz Schmid, Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931)   

1905  On this day in history birth of guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer (d. 1966)   

1905  Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (d. 2005) was born on January - 17.   

1907  Henk H Badings, Bandung Indonesia, Dutch opera composer (Orestes) was born on January - 17.   

1908  On this day in history birth of akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, producer   

1908  Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager (d. 1985) was born on this day in history.   

1910  Edith S Green, (Rep-D-Ore) was born on this day in history.   

1910  Michael Economides, restaurateur was born on this day in history.   

1911  Hermann Pfrogner, Austria, musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus) was born on this day in history.   

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0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1369  On this day in history death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61