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 January - 17.  

1834  Wilhelmina J R Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress/daughter of Mimi Bia was born on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history birth of august Weismann, German biologist (d. 1914)  

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 this day in history birth of jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer  

1842  Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands) was born on this day in history.  

1845  Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/evangelist (Vredebond) was born on this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history birth of alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer  

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

1853  On this day in history birth of alva Vanderbilt Beaumont, women's rights advocate & activist  

1853  On this day in history 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 January - 17 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 January - 17.  

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

1863  On January - 17 birth of david Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)  

1863  Henry Charles Tonking, composer was born on January - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1871  On this day in history birth of david Earl Beatty British admiral (d. 1936)  

1873  Francois Rasse, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1876  On this day in history birth of frank Hague, American politician (d. 1956)  

1877  Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1877  On January - 17 birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)  

1878  On January - 17 birth of oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)  

1880  On January - 17 birth of mack Sennett, movie creator (Keystone Kops)  

1881  On this day in history 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  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on January - 17.  

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies  

1229  On January - 17 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 this day in history death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)  

1598  On this day in history death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)  

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