Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1848  On December - 17 birth of frederick Grant Gleason, composer   

1853  Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby) was born on December - 17.   

1853  Ã‰mile Roux, French physician (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1859  Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

1861  Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer was born on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 17 birth of ion Vidu, composer   

1864  John Felix August Korling, composer was born on December - 17.   

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

1873  Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors) was born on December - 17.   

1874  William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48) was born on December - 17.   

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

1881  On this day in history birth of johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter   

1883  Raimu, French actor (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957) was born on December - 17.   

1887  On December - 17 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 December - 17 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  On this day in history birth of arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1894  Hans Henny Jahnn, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1894  On this day in history birth of willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46)   

1895  David Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane) was born on December - 17.   

1900  On December - 17 birth of lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

1900  On December - 17 birth of mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)   

1900  Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973) was born on December - 17.   

1902  Simon Drach, writer was born on December - 17.   

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) was born on this day in history.   

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

1904  On December - 17 birth of dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]   

1904  Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On December - 17 birth of joseph Heifitz, film director   

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  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on December - 17.   

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