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 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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1797  On July - 17 birth of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)  

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on July - 17.  

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  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  Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer  

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) was born on July - 17.  

1871  On this day in history birth of lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter  

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

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  Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on July - 17.  

1883  On this day in history birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)  

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer was born on this day in history.  

1888  On this day in history birth of shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)  

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 July - 17.  

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

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0521  On July - 17 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 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  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched  

1453  On this day in history 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.