Famous Birthdays In July - 17

1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.   

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on July - 17.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 17.   

1797  Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) was born on July - 17.   

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  On July - 17 birth of eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)   

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

1832  On July - 17 birth of johan August Soderman, composer   

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 July - 17.   

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter was born on this day in history.   

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 July - 17.   

1876  On this day in history birth of vittorio Gnecchi, composer   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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 July - 17.   

1898  Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on this day in history.   

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0521  Death of Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474) on this day in history.   

0656  On July - 17 death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  On this day in history boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on July - 17.   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

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 this day in history.