Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history birth of roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)   

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

1892  Otakar Jeremias, composer was born on October - 17.   

1892  On this day in history birth of theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943)   

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

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

1898  Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 17.   

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

1903  On this day in history birth of nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)   

1905  Franco Albini, Italian architect was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)   

1908  On October - 17 birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1914  On October - 17 birth of john Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur   

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

1917  On this day in history 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 October - 17.   

1917  Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991) was born on October - 17.   

1919  John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51) was born on this day in history.   

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  Montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history birth of rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels)   

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0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

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  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.   

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 October - 17.