Famous Birthdays In October - 17

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

1886  On this day in history birth of spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)  

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

1892  Herbert Norman Howells, composer was born on October - 17.  

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

1892  On October - 17 birth of theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943)  

1893  On this day in history birth of jean Binet, composer  

1895  Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women) was born on October - 17.  

1898  On October - 17 birth of mildred Knopf, cookbook writer  

1898  On October - 17 birth of shinichi Suzuki, music teacher  

1898  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)  

1903  Nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts) was born on October - 17.  

1905  Franco Albini, Italian architect was born on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history birth of paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)  

1908  Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on October - 17.  

1912  On October - 17 birth of john Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)  

1914  Albert Markos, composer was born on October - 17.  

1914  On October - 17 birth of jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman)  

1914  John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur was born on this day in history.  

1915  On October - 17 birth of arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)  

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

1916  Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer was born on October - 17.  

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

1917  On this day in history birth of martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)  

1917  On October - 17 birth of sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)  

1919  John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51) was born on October - 17.  

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

1919  Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist was born on October - 17.  

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

1920  On this day in history 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  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on October - 17.  

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

1552  On this day in history andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53  

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

1616  On this day in history death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)  

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

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