Famous Birthdays In August - 17

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

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

1880  Percy Sherwell, cricketer (great S African batsman-keeper-captain) was born on August - 17.  

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  On August - 17 birth of kurt Hiller, writer  

1887  Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) was born on this day in history.  

1887  Marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among US blacks was born on August - 17.  

1888  Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) was born on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history birth of harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law)  

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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  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  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 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  On this day in history birth of john Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67)  

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

1906  On August - 17 birth of marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal (1968-74)  

1907  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer was born on August - 17.  

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  On this day in history birth of r Peyrefitte, writer  

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

1911  On August - 17 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 August - 17.  

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

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

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.  

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