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  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  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on this day in history.  

1775  On July - 17 birth of august Harder, composer  

1797  On July - 17 birth of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)  

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

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

1830  On this day in history birth of eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)  

1831  On July - 17 birth of xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)  

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

1839  On this day in history birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer  

1839  Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on July - 17.  

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

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

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter was born on July - 17.  

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

1875  On July - 17 birth of donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer  

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

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

1876  Vittorio Gnecchi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on July - 17.  

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

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

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) was born on this day in history.  

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  On July - 17 birth of elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge  

1898  Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on this day in history.  

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

0656  On this day in history death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.  

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.  

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on this day in history.  

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