Famous Personalities Born 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  On this day in history birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)   

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 this day in history.   

1831  Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1839  Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1871  On July - 17 birth of lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

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  On July - 17 birth of maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

1876  On this day in history 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 July - 17.   

1883  On this day in history 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  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On July - 17 birth of mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent)   

1897  Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.   

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.   

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

1510  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies