Famous Birthdays In December - 17

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

1853  On this day in history birth of herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby)   

1853  Ã‰mile Roux, French physician (d. 1933) was born on December - 17.   

1859  Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927) was born on December - 17.   

1861  On December - 17 birth of fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

1863  Ion Vidu, composer was born on December - 17.   

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

1869  On December - 17 birth of nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer   

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

1874  On December - 17 birth of william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)   

1881  On December - 17 birth of aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)   

1881  Johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history 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  On December - 17 birth of king Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934)   

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

1892  On December - 17 birth of sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)   

1893  On this day in history birth of erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)   

1894  Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) was born on December - 17.   

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

1894  Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46) was born on this day in history.   

1895  David Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor was born on December - 17.   

1900  Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1903  On this day in history birth of erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)   

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

1904  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  On December - 17 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 this day in history.   

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.