Famous Birthdays In February - 17

1936  Jim Brown, Ga, NFL full back (Cleveland Browns)/actor (Dirty Dozen) was born on February - 17.  

1936  Peter Walker, cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan did little for Eng 1960) was born on this day in history.  

1937  On February - 17 birth of mickey McGill, US vocalist (Dells-Love is Blue)  

1938  Mary Frances Berry, educator/head (US Commission on Civil Rights) was born on this day in history.  

1939  Mary Ann Mobley, Biloxi Ms, Miss America-1959/actr (Diff'rent Strokes) was born on February - 17.  

1939  On this day in history birth of john Leyton, British singer  

1940  On February - 17 birth of dennis Gamsy, cricketer (S African bat in 2 Tests v Australia 1970)  

1941  On February - 17 birth of gene Pitney, Hartford Ct, vocalist/songwriter (Town Without Pity)  

1941  Heidi Biebi, German Fed Rep, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1960) was born on this day in history.  

1942  On February - 17 birth of huey Newton, Black Panther leader  

1944  Bernie Grant, British politician (Labour) was born on February - 17.  

1944  Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer was born on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history birth of brenda Fricker, Dublin Ireland, actress (My Left Foot)  

1945  Patricia Morrow, actress (Rita-Peyton Place) was born on this day in history.  

1945  Willie J L Swildens-Rozendal, Dutch MP (PvdA) was born on February - 17.  

1946  On this day in history birth of andre Dussollier, Annecy France, actor (3 Men & a Cradle)  

1946  Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) was born on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history birth of zina Bethune, NYC, actress (Nurses, Who's That Knocking at My Door)  

1947  On this day in history birth of ben Cramer, Dutch vocalist (Clown)  

1947  On this day in history birth of dallas Adams, British actor/painter/writer (Terror From Within)  

1947  On February - 17 birth of dodie Stevens, actress (Mary Hartman!)  

1948  On this day in history birth of josé José, Mexican singer and actor  

1949  On February - 17 birth of fred Frith, English guitarist/violinist/bassist (Skeleton Crew)  

1950  On this day in history birth of rick Medlocke, rock guitarist/vocalist (Blackfoot)  

1952  Guillermo Vilas, tennis player (1977 US Open) was born on this day in history.  

1952  Insook Bhushan, Seoul Korea, US US table tennis player (Olympic-92) was born on February - 17.  

1952  On February - 17 birth of karin Janz, East German gymnast  

1953  Janice Dickinson, Bkln NY, model (Vogue) was born on February - 17.  

1954  Rene Russo, actress (Ransom) was born on February - 17.  

1955  On February - 17 birth of mo Yan, Chinese novelist  

1956  Richard Karn, American actor was born on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history birth of loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician  

1958  On this day in history birth of heidi Hagman, actress (Linda-Archie Bunker's Place)  

1958  Karen Lende O'Connor, Concord Ma, equestrian 3-day (Oly-silver-96) was born on February - 17.  

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0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32  

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.  

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55  

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)  

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria  

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.  

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)