Famous Birthdays In December - 17

1905  On December - 17 birth of Érico Lopes Veríssimo, Brazilian writer (d. 1975)  

1906  On this day in history birth of fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer  

1908  Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) was born on December - 17.  

1908  On December - 17 birth of william Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer  

1910  On December - 17 birth of keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)  

1910  On December - 17 birth of sy Oliver, American jazz arranger and bandleader (d. 1988)  

1911  William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light) was born on this day in history.  

1914  Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's) was born on this day in history.  

1915  André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.  

1916  Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) was born on December - 17.  

1916  On December - 17 birth of penelope Fitzgerald, English writer (d. 2000)  

1917  On this day in history birth of louis Salvador Palange, composer  

1920  On this day in history birth of armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor (Kafka, Music Box)  

1920  Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist (d. 2004) was born on December - 17.  

1922  On December - 17 birth of eric Brand, diplomat  

1922  On December - 17 birth of hubert H A Beckers, Curacaoan opera singer  

1922  On this day in history birth of alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (d. 2005)  

1923  On this day in history birth of jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (d. 2006)  

1925  Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

1926  Jeremy Brooks, writer was born on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history birth of patrice Wymore, Miltonville KS, actress (The Big Tree)  

1926  On December - 17 birth of ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)  

1927  On this day in history birth of richard Long, Chic Ill, actor (Prof-Nanny & the Professor)  

1928  Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist was born on December - 17.  

1929  William Safire, political columnist (NY Times)/speech writer (Nixon) was born on December - 17.  

1930  Bob Guccione, [Robert C J Edwa], US publisher (Penthouse, Omni) was born on this day in history.  

1930  Julia Meade, actress/TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse) was born on this day in history.  

1930  Makoto Moroi, composer was born on December - 17.  

1930  Bob Mathias, American decathlete and congressman (d. 2006) was born on December - 17.  

1930  Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor was born on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history birth of yvonne Keuls, [Bamberg], Dutch writer (Jan Rap & Co)  

1931  On December - 17 birth of dave Madden, Canadian-born American actor  

1933  Bruce Morrison, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1963) was born on this day in history.  

1933  On December - 17 birth of paul Snoek, [Edm Schietekat], Belgian poet  

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0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword  

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.  

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on December - 17.  

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.  

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies