Famous Birthdays In November - 17

1878  On November - 17 birth of grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)  

1879  On November - 17 birth of gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar  

1881  Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP was born on November - 17.  

1883  On November - 17 birth of harold Baumgartner, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1913)  

1885  Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman (Belgian Workers Party) was born on November - 17.  

1886  On November - 17 birth of crane Wilbur, Athens NY, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo)  

1887  On November - 17 birth of bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall (WW II-African campaign)  

1888  Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie) was born on November - 17.  

1890  On November - 17 birth of jack Cusack, pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs)  

1891  On November - 17 birth of guido Pannain, composer  

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1891  On this day in history birth of jean Del Val, [Gautier], France, actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces)  

1892  Max Deutsch, composer was born on this day in history.  

1894  Eelco van Kleffens, minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46)/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1894  Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51) was born on November - 17.  

1895  Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

1895  Gregorio López y Fuentes, Mexican author (d. 1966) was born on November - 17.  

1896  On this day in history birth of lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934)  

1897  Ed Baker, Davis WV, actor (Keystone Kops) was born on this day in history.  

1897  On November - 17 birth of frank Fay, SF CA, actor (God's Gift to Women, Love Nest)  

1897  On November - 17 birth of sara Haden, Galveston Tx, actress (A Family Affair)  

1897  Frank Fay, American actor (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

1899  Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar) was born on this day in history.  

1899  On November - 17 birth of douglas Shearer, Canadian film sound engineer (d. 1971)  

1900  On this day in history birth of marcel Dalio, Paris, actor (Casablanca)  

1901  On November - 17 birth of joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer (4 time British Amateur champ)  

1901  On this day in history birth of lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor (Somewhere in the Night)  

1901  Max Zehnder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1901  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer was born on this day in history.  

1901  Walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU) (Hallstein doctrine) was born on this day in history.  

1902  Eugene Paul Wigner, mathematician/physicist (A Bomb, Nobel 1963) was born on November - 17.  

1902  On November - 17 birth of lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All)  

1903  Joseph Kaminski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1904  Isamu Noguchi, sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal) was born on November - 17.  

1905  On this day in history birth of arthur Chipperfield, cricketer (Aus batsman & leggie 99 on Test debut)  

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0375  On this day in history valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54  

0474  On this day in history leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies  

0594  Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies on November - 17.  

0641  Death of Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593) on November - 17.  

0680  On this day in history death of hilda of Whitby (b. 614)  

0885  On this day in history death of queen Liutgard  

1093  On November - 17 margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies  

1231  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207)