Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 17

1848  On this day in history birth of frederick Grant Gleason, composer   

1853  Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby) was born on this day in history.   

1853  On December - 17 birth of Émile Roux, French physician (d. 1933)   

1859  Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history birth of fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

1863  On December - 17 birth of ion Vidu, composer   

1864  John Felix August Korling, composer was born on December - 17.   

1869  Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer was born on December - 17.   

1873  On December - 17 birth of ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)   

1874  William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48) was born on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 17 birth of aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

1881  On December - 17 birth of johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter   

1883  Raimu, French actor (d. 1946) was born on December - 17.   

1887  Josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of hermine Reuss, Empress of Germany and Duchess of Bohemia (d. 1947)   

1888  On December - 17 birth of king Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934)   

1891  On December - 17 birth of robertson Hare, London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge)   

1892  On this day in history birth of sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)   

1893  On December - 17 birth of erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)   

1894  On December - 17 birth of arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1894  On this day in history birth of hans Henny Jahnn, writer   

1894  On December - 17 birth of hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics)   

1894  Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46) was born on this day in history.   

1895  David Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane) was born on December - 17.   

1900  On this day in history birth of lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

1900  Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998) was born on December - 17.   

1900  On this day in history birth of katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)   

1902  On December - 17 birth of simon Drach, writer   

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) was born on December - 17.   

1903  On December - 17 birth of ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978)   

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] was born on December - 17.   

1904  On this day in history birth of paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies)   

1905  On December - 17 birth of joseph Heifitz, film director   

1905  Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002) was born on December - 17.   

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0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies