Famous Birthdays In July - 17
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
1487 Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.
1487 On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)
1674 Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.
1702 Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on July - 17.
1763 John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on July - 17.
1775 August Harder, composer was born on this day in history.
1797 On July - 17 birth of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)
1817 Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on July - 17.
1827 Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) was born on July - 17.
1830 Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) was born on July - 17.
1831 Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.
1832 Johan August Soderman, composer was born on July - 17.
1839 On this day in history birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer
1839 Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.
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 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 Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat was born on July - 17.
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 July - 17.
1878 Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on July - 17.
1883 Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on July - 17.
1883 On this day in history birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)
1885 Benjamin James Dale, composer was born on this day in history.
1888 On this day in history birth of shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
1889 On this day in history 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 Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on July - 17.