Famous Personalities Born In July - 17

1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.   

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on July - 17.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  On July - 17 birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

1775  On this day in history birth of august Harder, composer   

1797  Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

1817  On July - 17 birth of ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer   

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) was born on this day in history.   

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) was born on July - 17.   

1831  Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861) was born on July - 17.   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer was born on July - 17.   

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer was born on July - 17.   

1839  Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on July - 17.   

1853  On this day in history birth of francesco Fanciulli, composer   

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) was born on July - 17.   

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter was born on this day in history.   

1873  On July - 17 birth of antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)   

1875  On July - 17 birth of donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer   

1876  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat was born on July - 17.   

1876  On this day in history birth of rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991)   

1876  Vittorio Gnecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on July - 17.   

1883  On this day in history birth of bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)   

1883  Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon) was born on this day in history.   

1885  On July - 17 birth of benjamin James Dale, composer   

1888  On this day in history birth of shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)   

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) was born on July - 17.   

1894  Mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent) was born on July - 17.   

1897  Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge was born on this day in history.   

1898  On July - 17 birth of berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget)   

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0521  On July - 17 death of magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474)   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.   

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on July - 17.   

1510  On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies