Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1878 On this day in history birth of reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)
1880 On August - 17 birth of leo Ascher, composer
1880 Percy Sherwell, cricketer (great S African batsman-keeper-captain) was born on August - 17.
1882 Samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM) was born on August - 17.
1885 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) was born on this day in history.
1885 Kurt Hiller, writer was born on August - 17.
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 On this day in history birth of monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner)
1890 On August - 17 birth of harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law)
1890 Stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.
1892 Mae West, Bkln, actress (Go Up & See Her Sometime, Klondike Annie) was born on this day in history.
1893 Mae West, American actress (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.
1894 Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden) was born on August - 17.
1894 Johan Polet, Dutch sculptor was born on August - 17.
1896 Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) was born on this day in history.
1896 Leslie Groves, American military engineer (d. 1970) was born on August - 17.
1898 On this day in history 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 On August - 17 birth of abram Chasins, composer
1904 On August - 17 birth of leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. 1991)
1904 Mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. 1984) was born on August - 17.
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 Marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal (1968-74) was born on this day in history.
1907 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of eric Aaltonen, composer
1910 J A Manusama, Moluccan politician was born on this day in history.
1910 R Peyrefitte, writer was born on this day in history.
1911 Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince was born on August - 17.
1911 Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God's Murderer) was born on August - 17.
1912 Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop was born on this day in history.
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