Famous Personalities Born In July - 17
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1487 Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.
1487 On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)
1674 Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.
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 July - 17.
1763 John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on this day in history.
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 Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 On July - 17 birth of frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)
1830 On July - 17 birth of eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)
1831 On this day in history birth of xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)
1832 Johan August Soderman, composer was born on this day in history.
1839 Friedrich Gernsheim, composer was born on this day in history.
1839 Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916) was born on July - 17.
1853 Francesco Fanciulli, composer was born on July - 17.
1859 On July - 17 birth of luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)
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 Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer was born on this day in history.
1876 On July - 17 birth of maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat
1876 Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115 (died in 1991) was born on July - 17.
1876 Vittorio Gnecchi, composer was born on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history birth of henri Zagwijn, composer
1883 Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) was born on this day in history.
1883 On this day in history birth of mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Erotikon)
1885 Benjamin James Dale, composer was born on July - 17.
1888 On July - 17 birth of shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
1889 Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) was born on this day in history.
1894 On this day in history birth of mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent)
1897 On this day in history birth of elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge
1898 Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget) was born on this day in history.