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 this day in history birth of herbert Norman Howells, composer   

1892  On this day in history birth of otakar Jeremias, composer   

1892  Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943) was born on October - 17.   

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

1895  On October - 17 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of franco Albini, Italian architect   

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  On October - 17 birth of albert Markos, composer   

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

1914  On this day in history birth of john Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1919  Rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey) was born on October - 17.   

1919  On October - 17 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  Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels) was born on this day in history.   

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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  On October - 17 jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

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 October - 17 death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  On October - 17 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)