Famous Birthdays In November - 17

1878  Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) was born on November - 17.   

1879  On this day in history birth of gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar   

1881  Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP was born on November - 17.   

1883  On this day in history birth of harold Baumgartner, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1913)   

1885  Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman (Belgian Workers Party) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Crane Wilbur, Athens NY, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo) was born on November - 17.   

1887  On this day in history birth of bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall (WW II-African campaign)   

1888  On November - 17 birth of ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie)   

1890  On November - 17 birth of jack Cusack, pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs)   

1891  Guido Pannain, composer was born on November - 17.   

1891  Jean Del Val, [Gautier], France, actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On November - 17 birth of max Deutsch, composer   

1894  Eelco van Kleffens, minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46)/diplomat was born on November - 17.   

1894  Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51) was born on November - 17.   

1895  Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher (d. 1975) was born on November - 17.   

1895  On November - 17 birth of gregorio López y Fuentes, Mexican author (d. 1966)   

1896  Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934) was born on November - 17.   

1897  On this day in history birth of ed Baker, Davis WV, actor (Keystone Kops)   

1897  On this day in history birth of frank Fay, SF CA, actor (God's Gift to Women, Love Nest)   

1897  Sara Haden, Galveston Tx, actress (A Family Affair) was born on November - 17.   

1897  Frank Fay, American actor (d. 1961) was born on November - 17.   

1899  On this day in history birth of roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar)   

1899  On November - 17 birth of douglas Shearer, Canadian film sound engineer (d. 1971)   

1900  On this day in history birth of marcel Dalio, Paris, actor (Casablanca)   

1901  On November - 17 birth of joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer (4 time British Amateur champ)   

1901  Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor (Somewhere in the Night) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Max Zehnder, composer was born on November - 17.   

1901  On November - 17 birth of raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer   

1901  On this day in history birth of walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU) (Hallstein doctrine)   

1902  On this day in history birth of eugene Paul Wigner, mathematician/physicist (A Bomb, Nobel 1963)   

1902  On this day in history birth of lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All)   

1903  On November - 17 birth of joseph Kaminski, composer   

1904  Isamu Noguchi, sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Arthur Chipperfield, cricketer (Aus batsman & leggie 99 on Test debut) was born on November - 17.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0375  On this day in history valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54   

0474  On November - 17 leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies   

0594  Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies on this day in history.   

0641  Death of Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593) on November - 17.   

0680  On this day in history death of hilda of Whitby (b. 614)   

0885  Death of Queen Liutgard on this day in history.   

1093  Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on November - 17.   

1231  Death of Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207) on this day in history.