Famous Birthdays In August - 17

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

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

1913  On August - 17 birth of oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)  

1914  Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) was born on this day in history.  

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

1916  On this day in history birth of john de Young, resistance fighter  

1917  P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) was born on August - 17.  

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

1918  Mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings) was born on August - 17.  

1920  On this day in history birth of georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire)  

1921  Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer was born on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history birth of maureen O'Hara, [Fitzsimmons], Dublin, actress (Miracle on 34th St)  

1922  Paul Wiens, writer was born on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history birth of ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days)  

1922  Roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's) was born on August - 17.  

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

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

1924  Evan S Connell, US writer was born on this day in history.  

1924  Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian was born on this day in history.  

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

1924  Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist was born on this day in history.  

1925  On August - 17 birth of john Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin)  

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 this day in history.  

1926  George Melly, British singer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 birth of thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer  

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  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.  

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.  

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

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.  

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

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.  

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