Famous Personalities Born 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 July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on July - 17.   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer was born on July - 17.   

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 July - 17.   

1875  On this day in history birth of donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer   

1876  On this day in history birth of maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

1876  On July - 17 birth of rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991)   

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

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on July - 17.   

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  On July - 17 birth of benjamin James Dale, composer   

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) was born on July - 17.   

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 this day in history birth of elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on this day in history.   

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.