Famous Birthdays In May - 17

1846  On this day in history birth of edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle   

1850  On May - 17 birth of antonio Scontrino, composer   

1867  Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher was born on May - 17.   

1868  On this day in history birth of horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)   

1871  Henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken) was born on May - 17.   

1873  Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist was born on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 17 birth of henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu)   

1876  Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist was born on this day in history.   

1879  On May - 17 birth of simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)   

1886  On May - 17 birth of alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)   

1888  On May - 17 birth of a P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)   

1888  On this day in history birth of selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)   

1889  On this day in history birth of alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel)   

1890  Philip James, composer was born on May - 17.   

1891  Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959) was born on May - 17.   

1896  On May - 17 birth of brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1896  On May - 17 birth of hannah Tillich, writer   

1897  On May - 17 birth of odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)   

1898  Alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992) was born on May - 17.   

1899  Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) was born on May - 17.   

1900  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer was born on May - 17.   

1900  Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history birth of werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige)   

1902  On May - 17 birth of john Vincent, composer   

1903  On this day in history birth of douglas Packard, British Lt General   

1903  On May - 17 birth of cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991)   

1904  Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976) was born on May - 17.   

1905  On May - 17 birth of john Patrick, screenwriter   

1906  On May - 17 birth of eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft)   

1906  On May - 17 birth of zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)   

1907  On this day in history birth of charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1907  On May - 17 birth of horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)   

1907  On this day in history birth of ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48)   

1908  On this day in history birth of sigismund Toduta, composer   

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1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)