Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 17

1828  On January - 17 birth of eduard Remenyi, Hungarian violinist (d. 1898)   

1831  Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born on January - 17.   

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  Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist was born on January - 17.   

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

1836  On this day in history 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  Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/evangelist (Vredebond) was born on January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

1853  Alva Vanderbilt Beaumont, women's rights advocate & activist was born on January - 17.   

1853  On January - 17 birth of alva Belmont, American socialite (d. 1933)   

1857  On January - 17 birth of eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)   

1857  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)   

1858  On January - 17 birth of tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)   

1860  Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

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

1863  David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22) was born on January - 17.   

1863  On this day in history birth of henry Charles Tonking, composer   

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

1864  On this day in history birth of lucien Herr, France, scientist (Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller)   

1865  On January - 17 birth of gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)   

1867  On January - 17 birth of carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (d. 1939)   

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

1873  On January - 17 birth of francois Rasse, composer   

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

1876  Olga Fastrova, writer was born on this day in history.   

1876  Frank Hague, American politician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1877  On January - 17 birth of hans Jelmoli, composer   

1877  May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born on January - 17.   

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

1880  On January - 17 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 January - 17 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 this day in history.   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on this day in history.   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61