Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1846  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle was born on this day in history.   

1850  On May - 17 birth of antonio Scontrino, composer   

1867  On May - 17 birth of gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher   

1868  On this day in history birth of horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)   

1871  On May - 17 birth of henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken)   

1873  On May - 17 birth of dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist   

1873  On this day in history birth of henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu)   

1876  On this day in history birth of alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist   

1879  On May - 17 birth of simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)   

1886  Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941) was born on May - 17.   

1888  On this day in history birth of a P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)   

1888  Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) was born on May - 17.   

1889  On this day in history birth of alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel)   

1890  Philip James, composer was born on this day in history.   

1891  On May - 17 birth of princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959)   

1896  On this day in history birth of brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1896  On May - 17 birth of hannah Tillich, writer   

1897  Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) was born on May - 17.   

1898  On May - 17 birth of alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)   

1899  On May - 17 birth of ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)   

1900  On May - 17 birth of nicolai Berezowsky, composer   

1900  On May - 17 birth of ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89)   

1901  On this day in history birth of werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige)   

1902  On May - 17 birth of john Vincent, composer   

1903  Douglas Packard, British Lt General was born on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history birth of cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991)   

1904  On this day in history birth of jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)   

1905  John Patrick, screenwriter was born on this day in history.   

1906  Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)   

1907  Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power was born on this day in history.   

1907  Horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48) was born on this day in history.   

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer was born on May - 17.   

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1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on May - 17.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)