Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 17
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
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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