Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 17
Saturday, 05 July 2025
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 Émile 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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