Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In October - 17

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on October - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1892  Herbert Norman Howells, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1898  On this day in history birth of mildred Knopf, cookbook writer   

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

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  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  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  On this day in history birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

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

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) was born on October - 17.   

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

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

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

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

1916  On October - 17 birth of robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)   

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 October - 17 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  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 this day in history.   

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on October - 17.   

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

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on October - 17.   

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

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