Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant was born on August - 17.   

1913  Rudy York, American baseball player (d. 1970) was born on August - 17.   

1913  Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)   

1916  Eleanor Steber, opera singer was born on this day in history.   

1916  John de Young, resistance fighter was born on August - 17.   

1917  On this day in history birth of p Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love)   

1917  Safa Khulusi, writer was born on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 17 birth of mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings)   

1920  Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) was born on August - 17.   

1921  On this day in history birth of geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer   

1921  Maureen O'Hara, [Fitzsimmons], Dublin, actress (Miracle on 34th St) was born on August - 17.   

1922  On this day in history birth of paul Wiens, writer   

1922  Ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days) was born on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history birth of roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's)   

1923  On August - 17 birth of anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch)   

1923  Larry Rivers, [Grossberg], NYC, painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953) was born on August - 17.   

1924  On this day in history birth of evan S Connell, US writer   

1924  On this day in history birth of helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian   

1924  John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk) was born on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history birth of laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist   

1925  John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) was born on August - 17.   

1925  John Howard Purnell, scientist was born on this day in history.   

1926  Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) was born on August - 17.   

1926  Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (Le Dernier Metro) was born on August - 17.   

1926  Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician was born on August - 17.   

1926  On this day in history birth of george Melly, British singer (d. 2007)   

1927  On August - 17 birth of bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)   

1927  Robert Moore, Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana) was born on August - 17.   

1928  On August - 17 birth of jean R Adams, entomologist   

1928  Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer was born on August - 17.   

1928  On this day in history birth of willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host   

1929  On August - 17 birth of francis Gary Powers, US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident)   

1930  James Gulliver, businessman was born on August - 17.   

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0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.   

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.