Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1913  On August - 17 birth of w. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant   

1913  On August - 17 birth of rudy York, American baseball player (d. 1970)   

1913  Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989) was born on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

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 this day in history birth of safa Khulusi, writer   

1918  On this day in history 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  Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer was born on August - 17.   

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

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

1922  On August - 17 birth of ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days)   

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

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

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

1924  On August - 17 birth of john A Emmens, art historian/poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk)   

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  On August - 17 birth of john Howard Purnell, scientist   

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 this day in history.   

1926  Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Jean R Adams, entomologist was born on August - 17.   

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

1928  On August - 17 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  On August - 17 birth of james Gulliver, businessman   

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

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

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

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

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

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