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  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.  

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.  

1745  On this day in history birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)  

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education  

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  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 July - 17.  

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 July - 17.  

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer was born on July - 17.  

1839  Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on July - 17.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)  

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 this day in history birth of rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991)  

1876  Vittorio Gnecchi, composer was born on July - 17.  

1878  On July - 17 birth of henri Zagwijn, composer  

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

1883  On July - 17 birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)  

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  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) was born on this day in history.  

1894  Mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 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 July - 17.