Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

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

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 this day in history.   

1914  On August - 17 birth of franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)   

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

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

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

1917  Safa Khulusi, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history 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 August - 17.   

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

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

1924  John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk) was born on August - 17.   

1924  On August - 17 birth of laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist   

1925  On this day in history birth of john Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin)   

1925  John Howard Purnell, scientist was born on this day in history.   

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

1926  On August - 17 birth of george Melly, British singer (d. 2007)   

1927  On August - 17 birth of bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)   

1927  On this day in history birth of robert Moore, Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana)   

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

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

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 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

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

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

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