Famous Birthdays In October - 17

1885  On this day in history birth of aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928) was born on October - 17.   

1892  On this day in history birth of herbert Norman Howells, composer   

1892  Otakar Jeremias, composer was born on October - 17.   

1892  On October - 17 birth of theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943)   

1893  On this day in history birth of jean Binet, composer   

1895  On this day in history birth of doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of shinichi Suzuki, music teacher   

1898  Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of jean Arthur, New York, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) (d. 1991)   

1903  On October - 17 birth of irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)   

1903  Jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts) was born on October - 17.   

1905  Franco Albini, Italian architect was born on October - 17.   

1906  On October - 17 birth of paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)   

1908  Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on October - 17.   

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of albert Markos, composer   

1914  On October - 17 birth of jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman)   

1914  John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur was born on this day in history.   

1915  On October - 17 birth of arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)   

1916  Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY) was born on October - 17.   

1916  Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer was born on October - 17.   

1917  Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw) was born on October - 17.   

1917  Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war) was born on October - 17.   

1917  On this day in history birth of sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)   

1919  John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51) was born on this day in history.   

1919  Rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey) was born on October - 17.   

1919  On October - 17 birth of isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist   

1920  On this day in history birth of montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity)   

1920  On this day in history birth of rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels)   

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0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On October - 17 jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on October - 17.   

1586  On this day in history philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.   

1638  On October - 17 death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on October - 17.