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  Herbert Norman Howells, composer was born on this day in history.   

1892  On October - 17 birth of otakar Jeremias, composer   

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

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

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

1900  Jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991) was born on October - 17.   

1903  Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) was born on October - 17.   

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

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

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 October - 17.   

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

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

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 October - 17.   

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

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

1917  Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war) was born on October - 17.   

1917  Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

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

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on October - 17.   

1616  On October - 17 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 this day in history.