Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1878  On August - 17 birth of reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)  

1880  On this day in history birth of leo Ascher, composer  

1880  On August - 17 birth of percy Sherwell, cricketer (great S African batsman-keeper-captain)  

1882  On August - 17 birth of samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM)  

1885  Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) was born on this day in history.  

1885  Kurt Hiller, writer was born on this day in history.  

1887  Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) was born on August - 17.  

1887  On August - 17 birth of marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among US blacks  

1888  On August - 17 birth of monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner)  

1890  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mae West, American actress (d. 1980)  

1894  On August - 17 birth of erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden)  

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  Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian was born on August - 17.  

1900  On August - 17 birth of quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)  

1903  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer  

1906  On this day in history birth of marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal (1968-74)  

1907  On August - 17 birth of marian Viktorovich Koval, composer  

1908  Kurt Hessenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1909  Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985) was born on August - 17.  

1910  Eric Aaltonen, composer was born on August - 17.  

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

1910  On this day in history birth of r Peyrefitte, writer  

1911  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince was born on this day in history.  

1911  Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God's Murderer) was born on this day in history.  

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

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0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39  

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.  

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.  

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  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.