Famous Birthdays In October - 17

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on October - 17.   

1886  On this day in history birth of spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)   

1890  Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of herbert Norman Howells, composer   

1892  On October - 17 birth of otakar Jeremias, composer   

1892  Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of jean Binet, composer   

1895  Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On October - 17 birth of mildred Knopf, cookbook writer   

1898  On this day in history birth of shinichi Suzuki, music teacher   

1898  On this day in history birth of simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)   

1900  Jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) was born on October - 17.   

1903  On October - 17 birth of jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)   

1903  Nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts) was born on October - 17.   

1905  Franco Albini, Italian architect was born on October - 17.   

1906  On October - 17 birth of paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)   

1908  Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969) was born on October - 17.   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on this day in history.   

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of albert Markos, composer   

1914  Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman) was born on October - 17.   

1914  John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur was born on this day in history.   

1915  On October - 17 birth of arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)   

1916  On this day in history birth of robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)   

1916  On October - 17 birth of tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer   

1917  On this day in history birth of marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

1917  On this day in history birth of martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)   

1917  Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991) was born on October - 17.   

1919  On this day in history birth of john Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

1919  Rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey) was born on October - 17.   

1919  On this day in history birth of isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist   

1920  On this day in history birth of montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity)   

1920  Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels) was born on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on October - 17.   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on this day in history.   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on October - 17.   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)