Famous Birthdays In November - 17

1878  Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) was born on November - 17.   

1879  Gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar was born on November - 17.   

1881  On November - 17 birth of thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP   

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall (WW II-African campaign)   

1888  On this day in history birth of ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie)   

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

1891  On this day in history birth of guido Pannain, composer   

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

1892  On November - 17 birth of max Deutsch, composer   

1894  Eelco van Kleffens, minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46)/diplomat was born on November - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1896  Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934) was born on November - 17.   

1897  On November - 17 birth of ed Baker, Davis WV, actor (Keystone Kops)   

1897  On this day in history birth of frank Fay, SF CA, actor (God's Gift to Women, Love Nest)   

1897  Sara Haden, Galveston Tx, actress (A Family Affair) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of frank Fay, American actor (d. 1961)   

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

1899  On this day in history birth of douglas Shearer, Canadian film sound engineer (d. 1971)   

1900  Marcel Dalio, Paris, actor (Casablanca) was born on this day in history.   

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  On November - 17 birth of max Zehnder, composer   

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

1901  On November - 17 birth of walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU) (Hallstein doctrine)   

1902  On November - 17 birth of eugene Paul Wigner, mathematician/physicist (A Bomb, Nobel 1963)   

1902  On this day in history 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 November - 17 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 this day in history.   

0680  Death of Hilda of Whitby (b. 614) on November - 17.   

0885  On this day in history death of queen Liutgard   

1093  Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on this day in history.   

1231  On November - 17 death of elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207)