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

1890  On this day in history birth of roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)   

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

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

1892  Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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

1895  On October - 17 birth of doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer was born on October - 17.   

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

1898  Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal) was born on October - 17.   

1900  On this day in history birth of jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991)   

1903  Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 17 birth of jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)   

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

1905  Franco Albini, Italian architect was born on October - 17.   

1906  On October - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1914  On October - 17 birth of albert Markos, composer   

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

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

1915  On this day in history birth of arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)   

1916  On this day in history birth of robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)   

1916  On October - 17 birth of tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer   

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 this day in history birth of john Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

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 this day in history.   

1920  On October - 17 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 this day in history.   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on October - 17.   

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 October - 17.   

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

1660  On October - 17 death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)