Famous Birthdays In July - 17

1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.  

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

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.  

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  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on July - 17.  

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education  

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader  

1775  On this day in history birth of august Harder, composer  

1797  On this day in history birth of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)  

1817  On this day in history birth of ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer  

1827  On this day in history birth of frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)  

1830  On July - 17 birth of eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)  

1831  On this day in history birth of xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)  

1832  On this day in history birth of johan August Soderman, composer  

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

1839  On this day in history birth of ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916)  

1853  On this day in history birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer  

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) was born on July - 17.  

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter was born on this day in history.  

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) was born on July - 17.  

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

1876  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1876  Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991) was born on this day in history.  

1876  On July - 17 birth of vittorio Gnecchi, composer  

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

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on this day in history.  

1883  On July - 17 birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)  

1885  On this day in history birth of benjamin James Dale, composer  

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) was born on July - 17.  

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

1894  On July - 17 birth of mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent)  

1897  On this day in history birth of elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge  

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  On July - 17 edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies  

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.  

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

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader  

1510  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies