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Birthdays occurring on December, 17
| 1853 |
Herbert Beerbohm Tree was born on December 17, 1853
English writer and actor, 1853-1917I was born old and get younger every day. At present I am sixty years young. More quotations from Herbert Beerbohm Tree |
| 1873 |
Ford Madox Ford was born on December 17, 1873
English literary critic and novelist, 1873-1939Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst. More quotations from Ford Madox Ford |
| 1874 |
William Lyon Mackenzie King was born on December 17, 1874
The promises of yesterday are the taxes of today. More quotations from William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 1894 |
Arthur Fiedler was born on December 17, 1894
American conductor, 1894-1979It's nice to eat a good hunk of beef but you want a light dessert, too. More quotations from Arthur Fiedler |
| 1929 |
William Safire was born on December 17, 1929
American grammarian and writer, b.1929Never assume the obvious is true. More quotations from William Safire |
Deaths occurring on December, 17
| 1273 |
Jalal ad-Din Rumi died on December 17, 1273
Persian poet and mystic, 1207-1273The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along. More quotations from Jalal ad-Din Rumi |
| 1907 |
Lord Kelvin died on December 17, 1907
British physicist, 1824-1907Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. More quotations from Lord Kelvin |
| 1917 |
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson died on December 17, 1917
English physician and mayor, sister of Millicent Fawcett, 1st woman mayor in England (Aldeburgh) 1836-1917My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety. More quotations from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson |
| 1957 |
Dorothy L. Sayers died on December 17, 1957
British writer, 1893-1957In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die. More quotations from Dorothy L. Sayers |
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