Famous Birthdays In July - 17

1487  On July - 17 birth of esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah  

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  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 this day in history.  

1775  August Harder, composer was born on July - 17.  

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

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

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) was born on this day in history.  

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) was born on July - 17.  

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 July - 17 birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer  

1859  On this day in history birth of luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)  

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

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

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) was born on July - 17.  

1894  Mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent) was born on July - 17.  

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 this day in history death of magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474)  

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.  

0924  On July - 17 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 this day in history 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  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies