Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1878  Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Leo Ascher, composer was born on August - 17.   

1880  Percy Sherwell, cricketer (great S African batsman-keeper-captain) was born on August - 17.   

1882  On August - 17 birth of samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM)   

1885  On August - 17 birth of clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society)   

1885  Kurt Hiller, writer was born on this day in history.   

1887  Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) was born on August - 17.   

1887  On this day in history birth of marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among US blacks   

1888  On this day in history birth of monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner)   

1890  On this day in history birth of harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law)   

1890  On August - 17 birth of stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator (d. 1920)   

1892  Mae West, Bkln, actress (Go Up & See Her Sometime, Klondike Annie) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Mae West, American actress (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden) was born on August - 17.   

1894  On this day in history birth of johan Polet, Dutch sculptor   

1896  On August - 17 birth of henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)   

1896  Leslie Groves, American military engineer (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian   

1900  Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) was born on August - 17.   

1903  On August - 17 birth of abram Chasins, composer   

1904  On August - 17 birth of leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. 1991)   

1904  On this day in history birth of mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. 1984)   

1905  John Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67) was born on this day in history.   

1906  Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal (1968-74)   

1907  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer was born on this day in history.   

1908  Kurt Hessenberg, composer was born on August - 17.   

1909  On this day in history birth of larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985)   

1910  Eric Aaltonen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1910  J A Manusama, Moluccan politician was born on this day in history.   

1910  R Peyrefitte, writer was born on this day in history.   

1911  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince was born on August - 17.   

1911  On this day in history birth of jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God's Murderer)   

1912  On August - 17 birth of edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop   

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.