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August 17 Birthdays in History - August 17 Deaths - August 17 Events
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August 17, 1991 Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world Chess Champion August 17, 1986 Bryton McClure, Lakewood California, actor, Richie-Family Matters August 17, 1977 Jake Patellis, actor, Paul Bowman-Good Life August 17, 1977 Thierry Henry, French Athlete August 17, 1973 A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold August 17, 1973 Kerry Mock, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy August 17, 1973 Paul Wiggins, offensive linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers August 17, 1973 Tim Forsyth, Australian high jumper, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 August 17, 1972 Ernie Conwell, tight end for the St. Louis Rams August 17, 1970 Bernard Wilson, NFL defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals August 17, 1970 Brad Bretz, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy August 17, 1970 Jim Courier, born in Sanford, Florida, tennis champ, 1990, 91 French August 17, 1969 Christian Laettner, NBA forward and center, Atlanta Hawks, Oly-gold-92 August 17, 1969 Donald E Wahlberg, Jr., Boston, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough August 17, 1969 Ed Cunningham, NFL center for the Arizona Cardinals August 17, 1969 Maria Strandlund, born in Akersberga, Sweden, tennis star, 1987 Futures NOR August 17, 1969 Donnie Wahlberg, American Actor August 17, 1968 Ed McCaffrey, NFL wide reciever, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 August 17, 1968 Vince Marrow, WLAF TE for the Frankfurt Galaxy August 17, 1967 James Jenkins, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins August 17, 1967 Kenny Davidson, NFL defensive end for the Houston Oilers August 17, 1967 Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers August 17, 1966 Cedric Figaro, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals August 17, 1966 Zefross Moss, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots August 17, 1965 Dottie Mochrie Pepper, born in Saratoga Springs, New York, golfer, 1992 Dinah Shore August 17, 1965 Fred Grim, soccer player, Cambuur L, Ajax August 17, 1965 Glen Goldsmith, rocker, What You See is What You Get August 17, 1965 Robert Manry, Cleveland newspaper editor/sailed the Atlantic, in craft August 17, 1965 Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, rock drummer, Black Crowes August 17, 1964 Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open August 17, 1963 Carmen Berg, Bismark ND, playmate, July, 1987 August 17, 1962 Gilby Clarke, U.S. pop guitarist, Guns n' Roses-Civil War August 17, 1961 Jamie Macoun, Newmarket, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs August 17, 1960 Bruce Penhall, Balboa California, actor, Savage Beach August 17, 1960 Sean Penn, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High August 17, 1959 David Koresh, American Criminal August 17, 1959 Jonathan Franzen, American Novelist August 17, 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Hollywood, California, GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth August 17, 1955 Colin Moulding, English pop guitarist, XTC August 17, 1955 Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978 August 17, 1955 Kevin Welch, California, country songwriter/actor, Thing Called Love August 17, 1953 Kevin Rowlands, rock vocalist, Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen August 17, 1953 Robert Brent Thirsk, BC Canada, astronaut, STS 78 August 17, 1952 Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1977 August 17, 1952 Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS 33, 49, 61, 73 August 17, 1952 Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ, 1981, '83, '87 August 17, 1952 Thomas J Hennen, Albany Georgia, astronaut, STS 44 August 17, 1951 Alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze August 17, 1951 Robert Joy, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Big Shots, Suicide Club August 17, 1949 Sib Hashian, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock drummer, Boston August 17, 1949 Norm Coleman, American Politician August 17, 1948 Bo Rucker, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up August 17, 1947 Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops August 17, 1946 Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist, Gruppo Sportivo August 17, 1944 Larry Ellison, American Businessman August 17, 1943 Edward Cowie, composer August 17, 1943 Koos Postema, editor-in-chief, Vrije Volk, /Dutch TV host August 17, 1943 Robert De Niro, born in New York City, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver August 17, 1943 Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper, Olympics gold 1972 August 17, 1941 Boog Powell, baseball player, AL MVP 1970 August 17, 1941 Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria, 1985- August 17, 1940 David E Price, Rep-D-North Carolina August 17, 1940 Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold August 17, 1940 David E. Price, American Politician August 17, 1939 Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming August 17, 1939 Josh McDowell, American Writer August 17, 1938 Abu Bakar Bashir, Activist August 17, 1937 Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Illyin, Russia, cosmonaut August 17, 1936 Ivan Parik, composer August 17, 1934 Maureen Connally, champion tennis player, Wimbledon August 17, 1932 Chet Allen, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter August 17, 1932 Vidiadhar S Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist, Middle Passage August 17, 1932 V. S. Naipaul, Indian Novelist August 17, 1930 James Gulliver, businessman August 17, 1930 Ted Hughes, British poet laureate August 17, 1929 Francis Gary Powers, U.S. spy, U.S.S.R. captures him in 1959 U-2 incident August 17, 1928 Jean R Adams, entomologist August 17, 1928 Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer August 17, 1928 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17, 1927 Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier, Fund of Funds August 17, 1927 Robert Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marshall-Diana August 17, 1926 Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting, Olympics gold 1948, 52 August 17, 1926 Jean Poiret, French actor and writer, Le Dernier Metro August 17, 1925 John Hawkes, U.S. writer, 2nd Skin August 17, 1925 John Howard Purnell, scientist August 17, 1924 Evan S Connell, U.S. writer August 17, 1924 Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian August 17, 1924 John A Emmens, art historian/poet, Kunst and Vliegwerk August 17, 1924 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist August 17, 1923 Anton Kersjes, violinist and conductor, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch August 17, 1923 Larry Rivers, [Grossberg], New York City, painter, Washington crossing Delaware-1953 August 17, 1922 Paul Wiens, writer August 17, 1922 Ralph Roberts, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Tradition, Gone are the Days August 17, 1922 Roy Tattersall, cricketer, brilliant England off-spinner early 50's August 17, 1921 Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer August 17, 1921 Maureen O'Hara, [Fitzsimmons], Dublin, actress, Miracle on 34th St August 17, 1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire August 17, 1918 Mort Marshall, New York City, actor, Cully-Dumplings August 17, 1917 P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer, Singular Love August 17, 1917 Safa Khulusi, writer August 17, 1917 Jiang Zemin, Chinese Leader August 17, 1916 Eleanor Steber, opera singer August 17, 1916 John de Young, resistance fighter August 17, 1914 Franklin D Roosevelt, Jr., son of FDR/, Rep-D-NY, 1949-55 August 17, 1913 W. Mark Felt, American Public Servant August 17, 1912 Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop August 17, 1911 Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince August 17, 1911 Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist, God's Murderer August 17, 1910 Eric Aaltonen, composer August 17, 1910 J A Manusama, Moluccan politician August 17, 1910 R Peyrefitte, writer August 17, 1908 Kurt Hessenberg, composer August 17, 1907 Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer August 17, 1906 Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer August 17, 1906 Marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, 1968-74 August 17, 1905 John Hay Whitney, publisher, New York Herald Trib 1961-67 August 17, 1903 Abram Chasins, composer August 17, 1901 Henri Tomasi, Marseilles France, composer, Don Juan de Manara August 17, 1900 Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News August 17, 1898 Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian August 17, 1896 Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter and poet, Laws of the Americas August 17, 1894 Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, Jorden August 17, 1894 Johan Polet, Dutch sculptor August 17, 1892 Mae West, Brooklyn, actress, Go Up and See Her Sometime, Klondike Annie August 17, 1890 Harry L Hopkins, U.S. politician, Loan and Lease law August 17, 1890 Harry Hopkins, American Diplomat August 17, 1888 Monty Wooley, New York City, actor, Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner August 17, 1887 Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary, 1916-18 August 17, 1887 Marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among U.S. blacks August 17, 1885 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist, Wife and society August 17, 1885 Kurt Hiller, writer August 17, 1882 Samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer, MGM August 17, 1880 Leo Ascher, composer August 17, 1880 Percy Sherwell, cricketer, great South African batsman-keeper-captain August 17, 1878 Reg Duff, cricketer, Australian bat, century on debut 1902 August 17, 1876 Daubler, writer August 17, 1876 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations, 1919-33 August 17, 1876 Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 August 17, 1876 Theodor Daubler, German writer, Northern Lights August 17, 1870 Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine August 17, 1856 Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author, Satan the master August 17, 1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist August 17, 1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia, 1896-1913 August 17, 1841 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet August 17, 1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer, Irish Land League August 17, 1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer August 17, 1839 Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher August 17, 1834 Peter Benoit, Flemish composer and conductor, Leie/Rubens Cantata August 17, 1828 George William Warren, composer August 17, 1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1886 August 17, 1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister, 1870-71 August 17, 1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist, Free Will August 17, 1786 Davy Crockett, U.S., frontiersman/adventurer/politician, Alamo August 17, 1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer August 17, 1775 Philippe Libon, composer August 17, 1761 William Carey, English Clergyman August 17, 1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, Contes de La Fontaine August 17, 1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer August 17, 1586 Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer, Christenburg |