Famous Personalities Born In July - 17

1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on July - 17.   

1674  On this day in history birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on this day in history.   

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

1775  On July - 17 birth of august Harder, composer   

1797  Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

1817  On July - 17 birth of ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer   

1827  On July - 17 birth of frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)   

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) was born on this day in history.   

1831  Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer was born on this day in history.   

1839  Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer was born on July - 17.   

1876  On July - 17 birth of maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

1876  On July - 17 birth of rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991)   

1876  On this day in history birth of vittorio Gnecchi, composer   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1883  On July - 17 birth of bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)   

1883  Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon) was born on July - 17.   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer was born on July - 17.   

1888  On July - 17 birth of shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)   

1889  On July - 17 birth of erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason)   

1894  Mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on July - 17.   

1898  On July - 17 birth of berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget)   

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0521  On July - 17 death of magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474)   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  On this day in history boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on July - 17.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on July - 17.