Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 17

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

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

1853  Ã‰mile Roux, French physician (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

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

1861  On this day in history birth of fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

1863  Ion Vidu, composer was born on December - 17.   

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

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

1873  Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors) was born on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history birth of william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

1881  On this day in history birth of aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

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 this day in history.   

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  Sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950) was born on December - 17.   

1893  Erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter) was born on December - 17.   

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

1894  On December - 17 birth of hans Henny Jahnn, writer   

1894  Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history birth of david Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane)   

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor was born on December - 17.   

1900  On December - 17 birth of mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)   

1900  On this day in history birth of katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)   

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

1903  On this day in history birth of erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)   

1903  On December - 17 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 this day in history.   

1904  Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director was born on this day in history.   

1905  Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002) was born on December - 17.   

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0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

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

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.