Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1846  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle was born on May - 17.   

1850  On this day in history birth of antonio Scontrino, composer   

1867  On this day in history birth of gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher   

1868  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 birth of henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu)   

1876  On May - 17 birth of alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist   

1879  On May - 17 birth of simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)   

1886  On May - 17 birth of alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)   

1888  On this day in history birth of a P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)   

1888  On May - 17 birth of selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)   

1889  Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Philip James, composer was born on May - 17.   

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

1896  On May - 17 birth of brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

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

1897  On this day in history birth of odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)   

1898  On May - 17 birth of alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)   

1899  On this day in history birth of ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)   

1900  On this day in history birth of nicolai Berezowsky, composer   

1900  Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89) was born on this day in history.   

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

1902  On this day in history birth of john Vincent, composer   

1903  On this day in history birth of douglas Packard, British Lt General   

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

1904  On this day in history birth of jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)   

1905  On May - 17 birth of john Patrick, screenwriter   

1906  Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) was born on this day in history.   

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

1907  On May - 17 birth of charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1907  Horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) was born on May - 17.   

1907  On May - 17 birth of ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48)   

1908  On May - 17 birth of sigismund Toduta, composer   

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

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

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

1365  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  On May - 17 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  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.