Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 17

1846  On this day in history birth of edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle   

1850  Antonio Scontrino, composer was born on May - 17.   

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

1868  Horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920) was born on May - 17.   

1871  On this day in history birth of henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken)   

1873  Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist was born on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 17 birth of henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu)   

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

1879  On this day in history birth of simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)   

1886  On May - 17 birth of alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)   

1888  A P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England) was born on this day in history.   

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

1889  On May - 17 birth of alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel)   

1890  On this day in history birth of philip James, composer   

1891  Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959) was born on May - 17.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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  Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89) was born on May - 17.   

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

1902  John Vincent, composer was born on May - 17.   

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 May - 17.   

1906  On this day in history birth of eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft)   

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

1907  On this day in history birth of charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1907  On May - 17 birth of horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)   

1907  On this day in history birth of ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48)   

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer was born on this day in history.   

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1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

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 May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  On this day in history death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

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