Famous Birthdays In October - 17

1885  On this day in history 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  On October - 17 birth of roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)   

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

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history birth of simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)   

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

1903  On this day in history birth of irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)   

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  On October - 17 birth of franco Albini, Italian architect   

1906  Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987) was born on October - 17.   

1908  Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969) was born on October - 17.   

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

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

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 October - 17.   

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 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  Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war) was born on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 17 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  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 October - 17.   

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0532  On October - 17 boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on this day in history.   

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  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

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

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

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