Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

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

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 August - 17.   

1914  Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) was born on August - 17.   

1916  On August - 17 birth of eleanor Steber, opera singer   

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

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

1917  On August - 17 birth of safa Khulusi, writer   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

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  John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) was born on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 17 birth of john Howard Purnell, scientist   

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 August - 17.   

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

1926  George Melly, British singer (d. 2007) was born on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1928  On this day in history birth of thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer   

1928  Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host was born on August - 17.   

1929  Francis Gary Powers, US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident) was born on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history birth of james Gulliver, businessman   

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.   

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

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48