Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1848  On this day in history birth of frederick Grant Gleason, composer   

1853  Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby) was born on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history birth of Émile Roux, French physician (d. 1933)   

1859  On December - 17 birth of paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927)   

1861  On this day in history birth of fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

1863  Ion Vidu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1864  On December - 17 birth of john Felix August Korling, composer   

1869  Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer was born on December - 17.   

1873  On this day in history birth of ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)   

1874  On this day in history birth of william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

1881  On this day in history birth of aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

1881  On December - 17 birth of johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter   

1883  On December - 17 birth of raimu, French actor (d. 1946)   

1887  On this day in history birth of josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957)   

1887  On this day in history birth of hermine Reuss, Empress of Germany and Duchess of Bohemia (d. 1947)   

1888  King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of robertson Hare, London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge)   

1892  Sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On December - 17 birth of erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)   

1894  Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Hans Henny Jahnn, writer was born on December - 17.   

1894  Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics) was born on December - 17.   

1894  On December - 17 birth of willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46)   

1895  On this day in history birth of david Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane)   

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)   

1900  On this day in history birth of katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)   

1902  Simon Drach, writer was born on this day in history.   

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) was born on December - 17.   

1903  Ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.   

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] was born on December - 17.   

1904  On December - 17 birth of paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies)   

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director was born on December - 17.   

1905  On this day in history birth of simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002)   

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0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies