Famous Personalities Born In July - 17

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  On this day in history birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on this day in history.   

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

1775  On July - 17 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 this day in history.   

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) was born on July - 17.   

1830  On July - 17 birth of eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)   

1831  Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) was born on July - 17.   

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

1839  On July - 17 birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

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

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1871  On July - 17 birth of lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

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 July - 17.   

1876  Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991) was born on July - 17.   

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

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on July - 17.   

1883  On this day in history birth of bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)   

1883  Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon) was born on July - 17.   

1885  On July - 17 birth of benjamin James Dale, composer   

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) was born on July - 17.   

1889  On this day in history birth of erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason)   

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

1897  Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on July - 17.   

1898  Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on this day in history.   

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0521  Death of Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474) on July - 17.   

0656  On July - 17 death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

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 July - 17.   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on July - 17.   

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