Page 3: Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history 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 August - 17.   

1916  Eleanor Steber, opera singer was born on August - 17.   

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

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

1917  On this day in history birth of safa Khulusi, writer   

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 August - 17 birth of geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer   

1921  On August - 17 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 August - 17 birth of ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days)   

1922  On August - 17 birth of roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's)   

1923  On this day in history birth of anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch)   

1923  Larry Rivers, [Grossberg], NYC, painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1924  Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist was born on August - 17.   

1925  John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) was born on August - 17.   

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 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 August - 17.   

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

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

1928  On August - 17 birth of willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host   

1929  Francis Gary Powers, US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident) was born on August - 17.   

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

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

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

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.   

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

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

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.