Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1913  On this day in history birth of w. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant   

1913  On this day in history birth of rudy York, American baseball player (d. 1970)   

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  On this day in history birth of eleanor Steber, opera singer   

1916  On August - 17 birth of john de Young, resistance fighter   

1917  On August - 17 birth of p Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love)   

1917  Safa Khulusi, writer was born on August - 17.   

1918  Mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 17 birth of maureen O'Hara, [Fitzsimmons], Dublin, actress (Miracle on 34th St)   

1922  On August - 17 birth of paul Wiens, writer   

1922  Ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days) was born on August - 17.   

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

1923  Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch) was born on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history birth of larry Rivers, [Grossberg], NYC, painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953)   

1924  On August - 17 birth of evan S Connell, US writer   

1924  Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian was born on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1926  On August - 17 birth of haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)   

1926  Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (Le Dernier Metro) was born on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 17 birth of jiang Zemin, Chinese politician   

1926  On August - 17 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 this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history birth of jean R Adams, entomologist   

1928  Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1928  Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host was born on this day in history.   

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

1930  James Gulliver, businessman was born on this day in history.   

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0754  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

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

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

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48