Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 17

1879  Death of Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1893  On July - 17 death of frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833)   

1894  On this day in history 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 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 July - 17.   

1928  On July - 17 death of alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated   

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 July - 17.   

1946  Death of Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53 on July - 17.   

1947  Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 on July - 17.   

1950  On this day in history 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 July - 17.   

1961  Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.   

1965  Luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

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

1970  Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1974  On July - 17 jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63   

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 this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies   

1980  Donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.   

1487  On July - 17 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  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history 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