Famous Deaths In July - 17

1879  Death of Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) on July - 17.  

1881  Death of Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804) on this day in history.  

1885  Death of Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. 1811) on July - 17.  

1887  Death of Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) on July - 17.  

1893  On this day in history death of frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833)  

1894  On this day in history death of josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. 1810)  

1901  John Farmer, composer, dies at 64 on July - 17.  

1903  James A McNeill Whistler, US/Brit writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1912  On July - 17 j-Henri Poincaré, French mine engineer/mathematician, dies at 58  

1915  On this day in history francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday  

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1918  On this day in history death of aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13  

1922  Heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1928  Death of Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated on July - 17.  

1935  On July - 17 death of george William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867)  

1937  On July - 17 henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73  

1944  On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

1946  On July - 17 death of dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53  

1947  On July - 17 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

1950  Death of Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865) on July - 17.  

1953  On this day in history bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer, dies at 65  

1954  Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 on July - 17.  

1955  On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73  

1959  Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74  

1965  Luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57 on July - 17.  

1966  On July - 17 august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71  

1967  On this day in history cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74  

1970  On this day in history juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74  

1971  On this day in history cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76  

1974  Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63 on July - 17.  

1975  Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on July - 17.  

1978  Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on July - 17.  

1979  On July - 17 doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies  

1980  On this day in history donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68  

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1487  On July - 17 birth of esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah  

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)  

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer  

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.  

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.  

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on this day in history.  

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on this day in history.