Famous Personalities Born In July - 17
Monday, 07 July 2025
1487 Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.
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 July - 17.
1744 On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering
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 On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader
1775 On July - 17 birth of august Harder, composer
1797 On July - 17 birth of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)
1817 On July - 17 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 this day in history.
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 July - 17 birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer
1839 Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on July - 17.
1853 On this day in history birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer
1859 On July - 17 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 On July - 17 birth of antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)
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 On this day in history birth of vittorio Gnecchi, composer
1878 Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on this day in history.
1883 On July - 17 birth of bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)
1883 Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1897 Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on this day in history.
1898 On this day in history birth of berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget)