Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In October - 17

1885  On this day in history birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) was born on October - 17.   

1890  On this day in history birth of roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)   

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

1892  On this day in history birth of otakar Jeremias, composer   

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

1893  Jean Binet, composer was born on this day in history.   

1895  Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women) was born on October - 17.   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer was born on October - 17.   

1898  On October - 17 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 this day in history birth of jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)   

1903  Nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On October - 17 birth of franco Albini, Italian architect   

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

1908  On October - 17 birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on October - 17.   

1912  On this day in history birth of john Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)   

1914  Albert Markos, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY) was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer   

1917  Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw) was born on October - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1919  On October - 17 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 October - 17.   

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

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

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

1586  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on this day in history.