Famous Birthdays In May - 17

1846  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle was born on May - 17.  

1850  On this day in history birth of antonio Scontrino, composer  

1867  Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher was born on May - 17.  

1868  On May - 17 birth of horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)  

1871  Henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken) was born on May - 17.  

1873  On this day in history birth of dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist  

1873  Henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu) was born on this day in history.  

1876  Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist was born on May - 17.  

1879  On May - 17 birth of simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)  

1886  Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941) was born on May - 17.  

1888  On this day in history birth of a P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)  

1888  On this day in history birth of selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)  

1889  On this day in history birth of alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel)  

1890  On this day in history birth of philip James, composer  

1891  On this day in history birth of princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959)  

1896  On this day in history birth of brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer  

1896  On May - 17 birth of hannah Tillich, writer  

1897  On May - 17 birth of odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)  

1898  On May - 17 birth of alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)  

1899  On this day in history birth of ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)  

1900  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer was born on May - 17.  

1900  Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89) was born on May - 17.  

1901  Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) was born on this day in history.  

1902  On May - 17 birth of john Vincent, composer  

1903  On this day in history birth of douglas Packard, British Lt General  

1903  Cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991) was born on May - 17.  

1904  On May - 17 birth of jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)  

1905  On this day in history birth of john Patrick, screenwriter  

1906  Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) was born on this day in history.  

1906  Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989) was born on May - 17.  

1907  On this day in history birth of charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power  

1907  Horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) was born on this day in history.  

1907  Ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48) was born on May - 17.  

1908  On this day in history birth of sigismund Toduta, composer  

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1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies  

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)  

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.  

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.  

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm  

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.  

1510  On May - 17 alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65  

1521  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)