Famous Personalities Born In July - 17

1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

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

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.   

1745  On this day in history birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on July - 17.   

1775  On this day in history birth of august Harder, composer   

1797  Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on July - 17.   

1827  On July - 17 birth of frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)   

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) was born on July - 17.   

1831  On July - 17 birth of xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer was born on July - 17.   

1839  On this day in history birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

1839  On July - 17 birth of ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916)   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer was born on July - 17.   

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) was born on July - 17.   

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter was born on July - 17.   

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) was born on July - 17.   

1875  On July - 17 birth of donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer   

1876  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1876  On July - 17 birth of rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991)   

1876  Vittorio Gnecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1878  On July - 17 birth of henri Zagwijn, composer   

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer was born on July - 17.   

1888  On this day in history birth of shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)   

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent) was born on July - 17.   

1897  On July - 17 birth of elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge   

1898  Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on July - 17.   

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0521  On July - 17 death of magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474)   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.   

0924  On July - 17 edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on this day in history.   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on this day in history.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on this day in history.