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  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 this day in history.   

1861  On December - 17 birth of fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

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

1864  John Felix August Korling, composer was born on December - 17.   

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  On December - 17 birth of william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

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

1881  On this day in history birth of johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter   

1883  On this day in history birth of raimu, French actor (d. 1946)   

1887  On December - 17 birth of josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957)   

1887  On December - 17 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  Robertson Hare, London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)   

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

1902  On this day in history birth of simon Drach, writer   

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On December - 17 birth of ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978)   

1904  On this day in history birth of dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]   

1904  Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies) was born on December - 17.   

1905  On December - 17 birth of joseph Heifitz, film director   

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

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0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

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

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

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

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