Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1887  Death of Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) on this day in history.   

1893  Death of Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833) on this day in history.   

1894  On July - 17 death of josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. 1810)   

1901  On July - 17 john Farmer, composer, dies at 64   

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

1912  J-Henri Poincaré, French mine engineer/mathematician, dies at 58 on July - 17.   

1915  On July - 17 francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday   

1918  Death of Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13 on July - 17.   

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

1928  Death of Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated on this day in history.   

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

1937  Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73 on July - 17.   

1944  On July - 17 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  On July - 17 death of evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)   

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  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73 on July - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On July - 17 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  Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal)   

1978  On July - 17 thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51   

1979  On this day in history 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  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on July - 17.   

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader