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 this day in history.   

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

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.   

1745  On this day in history birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on July - 17.   

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

1775  August Harder, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on July - 17.   

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 July - 17.   

1831  Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) was born on July - 17.   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer was born on July - 17.   

1839  On July - 17 birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

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

1853  On July - 17 birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer   

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

1871  On July - 17 birth of lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

1873  On this day in history birth of antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)   

1875  Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On July - 17 birth of henri Zagwijn, composer   

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

1883  On this day in history birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)   

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

1888  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent)   

1897  Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on this day in history.   

1898  Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on July - 17.   

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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 this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

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 July - 17.   

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