Famous Birthdays In July - 17

1487  On July - 17 birth of esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah   

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On this day in history birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on this day in history.   

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

1775  On July - 17 birth of august Harder, composer   

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

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) was born on July - 17.   

1830  On July - 17 birth of eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)   

1831  On July - 17 birth of xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)   

1832  On July - 17 birth of johan August Soderman, composer   

1839  On July - 17 birth of friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

1839  On July - 17 birth of ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916)   

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

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) was born on this day in history.   

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

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1876  On this day in history birth of vittorio Gnecchi, composer   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1883  On July - 17 birth of bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)   

1883  Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon) was born on July - 17.   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer was born on July - 17.   

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) was born on this day in history.   

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  Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on July - 17.   

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0521  Death of Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474) on July - 17.   

0656  On this day in history death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

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

1025  On this day in history boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

1510  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies