Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In October - 17

1885  On October - 17 birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

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

1892  On October - 17 birth of otakar Jeremias, composer   

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

1893  Jean Binet, composer was born on October - 17.   

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

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer was born on this day in history.   

1898  Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher was born on October - 17.   

1898  On this day in history birth of simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)   

1900  On October - 17 birth of jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991)   

1903  On this day in history birth of irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)   

1903  Jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 17 birth of nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)   

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

1906  Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On October - 17 birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of john Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)   

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

1914  Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman) was born on October - 17.   

1914  John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur was born on October - 17.   

1915  Arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible) was born on this day in history.   

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

1916  Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 17 birth of marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

1917  Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war) was born on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history birth of sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)   

1919  On October - 17 birth of john Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

1919  On October - 17 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  Montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity) was born on October - 17.   

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 October - 17.   

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  On this day in history philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

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

1638  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  On this day in history death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)