Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1848  Frederick Grant Gleason, composer was born on this day in history.  

1853  Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby) was born on December - 17.  

1853  Émile Roux, French physician (d. 1933) was born on December - 17.  

1859  Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927) was born on December - 17.  

1861  Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer was born on this day in history.  

1863  Ion Vidu, composer was born on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history birth of john Felix August Korling, composer  

1869  Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1873  Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors) was born on December - 17.  

1874  William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48) was born on this day in history.  

1881  Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent) was born on December - 17.  

1881  Johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1883  On December - 17 birth of raimu, French actor (d. 1946)  

1887  Josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957) was born on December - 17.  

1887  On this day in history birth of hermine Reuss, Empress of Germany and Duchess of Bohemia (d. 1947)  

1888  On December - 17 birth of king Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934)  

1891  On December - 17 birth of robertson Hare, London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge)  

1892  On this day in history birth of sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)  

1893  On December - 17 birth of erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)  

1894  On this day in history birth of arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)  

1894  Hans Henny Jahnn, writer was born on December - 17.  

1894  On this day in history birth of hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics)  

1894  Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46) was born on December - 17.  

1895  David Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane) was born on this day in history.  

1900  On December - 17 birth of lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor  

1900  Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998) was born on December - 17.  

1900  On December - 17 birth of katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)  

1902  Simon Drach, writer was born on December - 17.  

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) was born on December - 17.  

1903  On this day in history birth of ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978)  

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] was born on December - 17.  

1904  On this day in history birth of paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies)  

1905  On this day in history birth of joseph Heifitz, film director  

1905  On this day in history birth of simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002)  

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0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword  

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies  

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.