Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 17

1848  On December - 17 birth of frederick Grant Gleason, composer   

1853  On December - 17 birth of herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby)   

1853  On this day in history birth of Émile Roux, French physician (d. 1933)   

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

1861  Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer was born on December - 17.   

1863  On this day in history birth of ion Vidu, composer   

1864  John Felix August Korling, composer was born on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 17 birth of nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer   

1873  On this day in history birth of ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)   

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

1881  On December - 17 birth of aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

1881  On December - 17 birth of johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter   

1883  Raimu, French actor (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Hermine Reuss, Empress of Germany and Duchess of Bohemia (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)   

1894  On December - 17 birth of arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

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

1894  Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics) was born on December - 17.   

1894  On December - 17 birth of willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46)   

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

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor was born on this day in history.   

1900  Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973) was born on December - 17.   

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  Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies) was born on December - 17.   

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  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

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

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies