Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
1878 Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) was born on this day in history.
1880 On this day in history birth of leo Ascher, composer
1880 On this day in history birth of percy Sherwell, cricketer (great S African batsman-keeper-captain)
1882 On this day in history birth of samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM)
1885 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) was born on August - 17.
1885 Kurt Hiller, writer was born on this day in history.
1887 On this day in history birth of charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)
1887 On this day in history birth of marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among US blacks
1888 Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) was born on August - 17.
1890 On August - 17 birth of harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law)
1890 On August - 17 birth of stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator (d. 1920)
1892 On August - 17 birth of mae West, Bkln, actress (Go Up & See Her Sometime, Klondike Annie)
1893 On this day in history birth of mae West, American actress (d. 1980)
1894 Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden) was born on August - 17.
1894 On this day in history birth of johan Polet, Dutch sculptor
1896 Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) was born on August - 17.
1896 On this day in history birth of leslie Groves, American military engineer (d. 1970)
1898 On August - 17 birth of gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian
1900 On this day in history birth of quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
1903 Abram Chasins, composer was born on this day in history.
1904 Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history birth of mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. 1984)
1905 On this day in history birth of john Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67)
1906 Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer was born on August - 17.
1906 On August - 17 birth of marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal (1968-74)
1907 On August - 17 birth of marian Viktorovich Koval, composer
1908 On this day in history birth of kurt Hessenberg, composer
1909 On this day in history birth of larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985)
1910 Eric Aaltonen, composer was born on August - 17.
1910 J A Manusama, Moluccan politician was born on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history birth of r Peyrefitte, writer
1911 On August - 17 birth of frederik de Merode, Belgian prince
1911 Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God's Murderer) was born on August - 17.
1912 On this day in history birth of edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop
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