Famous Personalities Born In July - 17

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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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  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on July - 17.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1345  On July - 17 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  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies