Famous Birthdays In October - 17

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber was born on this day in history.   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) was born on October - 17.   

1890  Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Herbert Norman Howells, composer was born on October - 17.   

1892  On October - 17 birth of otakar Jeremias, composer   

1892  Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943) was born on October - 17.   

1893  Jean Binet, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history birth of mildred Knopf, cookbook writer   

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

1898  On this day in history birth of simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)   

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

1903  Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) was born on October - 17.   

1903  On October - 17 birth of jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)   

1903  On this day in history birth of nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)   

1905  On this day in history birth of franco Albini, Italian architect   

1906  Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On October - 17 birth of red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born on this day in history.   

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) was born on October - 17.   

1914  Albert Markos, composer was born on October - 17.   

1914  Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of john Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur   

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 this day in history.   

1916  On October - 17 birth of tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer   

1917  On October - 17 birth of marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

1917  On October - 17 birth of martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)   

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  On October - 17 birth of rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey)   

1919  Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist was born on October - 17.   

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  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  On October - 17 death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on October - 17.   

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