Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

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

1916  On this day in history birth of eleanor Steber, opera singer   

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

1917  On this day in history birth of p Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love)   

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

1918  On August - 17 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  On August - 17 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  Paul Wiens, writer was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 17 birth of anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch)   

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  On August - 17 birth of helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian   

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 August - 17.   

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  Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of george Melly, British singer (d. 2007)   

1927  Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) was born on this day in history.   

1927  Robert Moore, Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana) was born on August - 17.   

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

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

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

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0754  On August - 17 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 this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

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

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

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.