Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 17

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

1881  On this day in history death of jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)   

1885  On this day in history death of jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. 1811)   

1887  On this day in history death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)   

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

1894  Death of Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. 1810) on July - 17.   

1901  John Farmer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1903  On July - 17 james A McNeill Whistler, US/Brit writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69   

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   

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

1922  On this day in history heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57   

1928  On this day in history death of alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated   

1935  Death of George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867) on July - 17.   

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

1944  On July - 17 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies   

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

1947  Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

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  On July - 17 dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85   

1955  On July - 17 bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73   

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

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 July - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On July - 17 modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal)   

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  Donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68 on July - 17.   

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

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

1763  On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader