Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1930  On August - 17 birth of ted Hughes, British poet laureate   

1930  Glenn Corbett, American actor (d. 1993) was born on August - 17.   

1931  On August - 17 birth of alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Fran, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1956) [or 1/1/21]   

1932  Chet Allen, Chickasha Okla, actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter) was born on August - 17.   

1932  On August - 17 birth of vidiadhar S Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist (Middle Passage)   

1933  On August - 17 birth of eugene F. Kranz, American NASA executive   

1933  Mark Dinning, American singer (d. 1986) was born on August - 17.   

1934  On this day in history birth of maureen Connally, champion tennis player (Wimbledon)   

1935  Oleg Tabakov, Russian actor was born on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 17 birth of ivan Parik, composer   

1936  On August - 17 birth of floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. 2007)   

1937  Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Illyin, Russia, cosmonaut was born on August - 17.   

1938  On August - 17 birth of abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Muslim cleric   

1938  Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician was born on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history birth of luther Allison, Mayflower Ark, rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming)   

1939  On August - 17 birth of anthony Valentine, British actor   

1940  On August - 17 birth of david E Price, (Rep-D-North Carolina)   

1940  Thomas Williams, US, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1960) was born on August - 17.   

1941  On August - 17 birth of boog Powell, baseball player (AL MVP 1970)   

1941  Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria (1985- ) was born on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 17 birth of edward Cowie, composer   

1943  On August - 17 birth of koos Postema, editor-in-chief (Vrije Volk)/Dutch TV host   

1943  Robert De Niro, NYC, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver) was born on August - 17.   

1943  Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history birth of dave "Snaker" Ray, American musician (d. 2002)   

1944  Lawrence Joseph Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, Billionaire was born on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 17 birth of hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo)   

1947  On August - 17 birth of gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops)   

1948  On August - 17 birth of bo Rucker, Tampa FL, actor (Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up)   

1948  On this day in history birth of rod MacDonald, American musician   

1949  Sib Hashian, Boston Mass, rock drummer (Boston) was born on this day in history.   

1949  Norm Coleman, American politician was born on August - 17.   

1951  On August - 17 birth of alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

1951  On this day in history birth of robert Joy, Montreal Quebec, actor (Big Shots, Suicide Club)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.