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  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On July - 17 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  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 this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history 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  Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) was born on July - 17.   

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  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 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 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 July - 17.   

1876  On July - 17 birth of vittorio Gnecchi, composer   

1878  On this day in history birth of henri Zagwijn, composer   

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

1883  Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon) was born on July - 17.   

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 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 July - 17.   

1897  On July - 17 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.   

1453  On July - 17 death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

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