Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1878  Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

1885  Kurt Hiller, writer was born on August - 17.   

1887  On August - 17 birth of charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

1887  On August - 17 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  Harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law) was born on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) was born on August - 17.   

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  John Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67) was born on August - 17.   

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 this day in history birth of marian Viktorovich Koval, composer   

1908  On August - 17 birth of kurt Hessenberg, composer   

1909  On August - 17 birth of larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985)   

1910  Eric Aaltonen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history birth of j A Manusama, Moluccan politician   

1910  R Peyrefitte, writer was born on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 17 birth of frederik de Merode, Belgian prince   

1911  On this day in history birth of jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God's Murderer)   

1912  On this day in history birth of edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop   

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48