Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 17

1879  On this day in history death of maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856)   

1881  Death of Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804) on July - 17.   

1885  On July - 17 death of jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. 1811)   

1887  On July - 17 death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)   

1893  Death of Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833) on July - 17.   

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

1901  On this day in history john Farmer, composer, dies at 64   

1903  James A McNeill Whistler, US/Brit writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69 on July - 17.   

1912  On this day in history j-Henri Poincaré, French mine engineer/mathematician, dies at 58   

1915  Francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday on this day in history.   

1918  Death of Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of george William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867)   

1937  Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1944  Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53 on this day in history.   

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

1950  On this day in history death of evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)   

1953  Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer, dies at 65 on July - 17.   

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  On this day in history billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44   

1961  Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on July - 17.   

1965  On July - 17 luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57   

1966  August Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71 on July - 17.   

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

1970  Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on July - 17.   

1971  On July - 17 cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76   

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

1975  Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on this day in history.   

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

1674  On this day in history birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

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

1744  On July - 17 birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on July - 17.   

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