Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1878  Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) was born on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 17 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 this day in history birth of harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law)   

1890  On August - 17 birth of stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator (d. 1920)   

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  On this day in history birth of erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden)   

1894  On August - 17 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 this day in history.   

1900  Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On August - 17 birth of abram Chasins, composer   

1904  Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. 1991) was born on August - 17.   

1904  On this day in history birth of mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. 1984)   

1905  On August - 17 birth of john Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67)   

1906  On August - 17 birth of hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer   

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

1909  Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince was born on August - 17.   

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

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

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

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

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

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48