Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In October - 17

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on this day in history.   

1886  On October - 17 birth of spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)   

1890  Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928) was born on October - 17.   

1892  On October - 17 birth of herbert Norman Howells, composer   

1892  Otakar Jeremias, composer was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943)   

1893  Jean Binet, composer was born on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history birth of doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)   

1898  On this day in history birth of mildred Knopf, cookbook writer   

1898  On this day in history birth of shinichi Suzuki, music teacher   

1898  On October - 17 birth of simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)   

1900  Jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 17 birth of irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)   

1903  Jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show) was born on October - 17.   

1903  On this day in history birth of nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)   

1905  On October - 17 birth of franco Albini, Italian architect   

1906  On October - 17 birth of paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)   

1908  On this day in history birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

1909  On October - 17 birth of crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer   

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) was born on October - 17.   

1914  Albert Markos, composer was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman)   

1914  On October - 17 birth of john Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur   

1915  Arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible) was born on October - 17.   

1916  Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY) was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer   

1917  Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw) was born on October - 17.   

1917  On October - 17 birth of martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)   

1917  Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991) was born on October - 17.   

1919  John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history birth of rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey)   

1919  On this day in history birth of isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist   

1920  On this day in history birth of montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity)   

1920  On October - 17 birth of rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels)   

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0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on October - 17.   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on this day in history.   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on October - 17.