Famous Birthdays In May - 17

1846  On May - 17 birth of edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle   

1850  On May - 17 birth of antonio Scontrino, composer   

1867  Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1868  On May - 17 birth of horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)   

1871  On this day in history birth of henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken)   

1873  Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist was born on May - 17.   

1873  Henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist was born on May - 17.   

1879  Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926) was born on May - 17.   

1886  Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On May - 17 birth of a P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)   

1888  Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history birth of alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel)   

1890  On May - 17 birth of philip James, composer   

1891  Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1896  Hannah Tillich, writer was born on this day in history.   

1897  Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) was born on May - 17.   

1898  On this day in history birth of alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)   

1899  On May - 17 birth of ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)   

1900  On May - 17 birth of nicolai Berezowsky, composer   

1900  Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89) was born on May - 17.   

1901  On this day in history birth of werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige)   

1902  On May - 17 birth of john Vincent, composer   

1903  On May - 17 birth of douglas Packard, British Lt General   

1903  On May - 17 birth of cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991)   

1904  Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976) was born on this day in history.   

1905  John Patrick, screenwriter was born on May - 17.   

1906  Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) was born on May - 17.   

1906  On May - 17 birth of zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)   

1907  Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power was born on May - 17.   

1907  On this day in history birth of horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)   

1907  Ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48) was born on May - 17.   

1908  On this day in history birth of sigismund Toduta, composer   

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1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on May - 17.   

1336  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  On this day in history death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)