Famous Personalities Born In July - 17
Saturday, 27 December 2025
1487 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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

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

1744 On July - 17 birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering 

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 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 July - 17. 

1797 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) was born on this day in history. 

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

1832 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer 

1859 On this day in history birth of luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) 

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

1873 Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) was born on July - 17. 

1875 Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer was born on this day in history. 

1876 Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat was born on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

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

1885 On this day in history birth of benjamin James Dale, composer 

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 July - 17. 

1897 Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on July - 17. 

1898 On July - 17 birth of berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) 

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