Famous Birthdays In January - 17

1828  Eduard Remenyi, Hungarian violinist (d. 1898) was born on January - 17.  

1831  Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.  

1834  Wilhelmina J R Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress/daughter of Mimi Bia was born on January - 17.  

1834  August Weismann, German biologist (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history birth of antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist  

1835  On January - 17 birth of johan Filip von Schantz, composer  

1836  On January - 17 birth of jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer  

1842  On January - 17 birth of anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)  

1845  On January - 17 birth of lucas Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/evangelist (Vredebond)  

1850  Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in history.  

1851  A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

1853  Alva Vanderbilt Beaumont, women's rights advocate & activist was born on this day in history.  

1853  Alva Belmont, American socialite (d. 1933) was born on January - 17.  

1857  Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording) was born on this day in history.  

1857  Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann) was born on January - 17.  

1858  Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) was born on this day in history.  

1860  Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949) was born on January - 17.  

1862  On this day in history birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher  

1863  On this day in history birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

1863  On January - 17 birth of henry Charles Tonking, composer  

1863  Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russia, director (Stanislavski Method) was born on January - 17.  

1864  Lucien Herr, France, scientist (Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller) was born on January - 17.  

1865  Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951) was born on January - 17.  

1867  Carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

1871  David Earl Beatty British admiral (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history birth of francois Rasse, composer  

1875  Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan dramatist (d. 1910) was born on January - 17.  

1876  Olga Fastrova, writer was born on January - 17.  

1876  Frank Hague, American politician (d. 1956) was born on January - 17.  

1877  Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on January - 17.  

1877  On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

1878  Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) was born on January - 17.  

1880  On this day in history birth of mack Sennett, movie creator (Keystone Kops)  

1881  On January - 17 birth of alfred R Radcliffe-Browne, British anthropologist (Andaman Islanders)  

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0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49  

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies  

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on January - 17.  

1229  On this day in history albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68  

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1468  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)  

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.  

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.