Famous Deaths In July - 17

1879  Death of Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) on July - 17.   

1881  On this day in history death of jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)   

1885  On this day in history death of jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. 1811)   

1887  On July - 17 death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)   

1893  Death of Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833) on July - 17.   

1894  Death of Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. 1810) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history john Farmer, composer, dies at 64   

1903  On July - 17 james A McNeill Whistler, US/Brit writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69   

1912  J-Henri Poincaré, French mine engineer/mathematician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1915  On July - 17 francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday   

1918  On this day in history death of aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13   

1922  Heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1928  Death of Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated on this day in history.   

1935  Death of George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867) on this day in history.   

1937  Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies   

1946  Death of Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53 on this day in history.   

1947  On July - 17 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34   

1950  Death of Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer, dies at 65   

1954  On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85   

1955  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1959  Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 on July - 17.   

1961  On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74   

1965  On July - 17 luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57   

1966  On July - 17 august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71   

1967  On this day in history cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74   

1970  Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on July - 17.   

1971  Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  On July - 17 jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63   

1975  Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on July - 17.   

1978  Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1979  On July - 17 doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies   

1980  Donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68 on July - 17.   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on July - 17.   

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  On July - 17 birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on July - 17.   

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

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