Famous Birthdays In October - 17

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on this day in history.   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928) was born on October - 17.   

1892  On October - 17 birth of herbert Norman Howells, composer   

1892  Otakar Jeremias, composer was born on October - 17.   

1892  Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Jean Binet, composer was born on October - 17.   

1895  Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women) was born on October - 17.   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer was born on this day in history.   

1898  Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)   

1900  On this day in history birth of jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991)   

1903  On this day in history birth of irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)   

1903  Jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 17 birth of nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)   

1905  On October - 17 birth of franco Albini, Italian architect   

1906  Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987) was born on October - 17.   

1908  On this day in history birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on this day in history.   

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On October - 17 birth of albert Markos, composer   

1914  Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman) was born on October - 17.   

1914  On this day in history birth of john Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur   

1915  On October - 17 birth of arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)   

1916  Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY) was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer   

1917  On October - 17 birth of marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

1917  Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war) was born on October - 17.   

1917  Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 17 birth of john Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

1919  On October - 17 birth of rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey)   

1919  On October - 17 birth of isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist   

1920  Montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 17 birth of rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels)   

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0532  On October - 17 boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on October - 17.   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on October - 17.   

1552  On this day in history andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on October - 17.   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on October - 17.   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on this day in history.