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December 17 Birthdays in History - December 17 Deaths - December 17 Events
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December 17, 1981 Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics December 17, 1979 Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997 December 17, 1975 Milla Jovovich, born in Kiev, Ukraine, actress, Return to Blue Lagoon, Chaplin December 17, 1975 Napiera Danielle Groves, Miss USA-Washington D.C., 1997, Miss Congeniality December 17, 1975 Nick Farrell, East York Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics December 17, 1974 Giovonni Ribisi, actor, Cory-My 2 Dads, New Leave it To Beaver December 17, 1972 Brian Williams, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 17, 1972 Dewayne Washington, cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings December 17, 1972 Don Davis, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints December 17, 1972 Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, long jumper, Olympics-4th-92 December 17, 1971 Alyson Habetz, Crowley, Louisiana, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets December 17, 1971 Carl Reeves, NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears December 17, 1971 Mark Byers, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy December 17, 1971 Nikki McCray, Collierville Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold December 17, 1971 Sari Kristiina Fisk, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics December 17, 1971 Tony Richardson, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs December 17, 1970 Benedictine, [St. Bernard]; becomes heaviest known dog, 137 kg December 17, 1970 Earl Dotson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 17, 1970 Michael Mols, soccer player, FC Twente December 17, 1969 Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer, 1991 Western Athletic December 17, 1969 Marc Davis, Oceanside California, 3K steeplechase runner, Goodwill-gold-94 December 17, 1969 Marty Carter, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears December 17, 1969 Rob Maas, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord December 17, 1969 Scott Player, WLAF punter for the Frankfurt Galaxy December 17, 1968 Curtis Pride, Washington D.C., outfielder for the Detroit Tigers December 17, 1968 Jeff[rey] Klepacki, Kearny, New Jersey, rower, Olympics-1992, 96 December 17, 1967 Alan Nolet, born in Toronto, Ontario, gymnist 1996 Olympics December 17, 1967 Pauline Maurice, Welland Ontario, softball outfielder 1996 Olympics December 17, 1967 Vincent Damphousse, Montreal, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens December 17, 1966 Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player, MVV, FC Utrecht December 17, 1965 Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals December 17, 1965 Jeff Grayer, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Olympics-bronze-1988 December 17, 1965 Scott Edward Gump, Rockledge, Florida, PGA golfer, 1991 International-2nd December 17, 1964 Eric Brown, born in New York City, actor, Buzz-Mama's Family December 17, 1964 Frank Musil, Pardubice Cze, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators December 17, 1964 Joe Wolf, NBA forward and center, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets December 17, 1964 Tyrone Braxton, NFL safety, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 December 17, 1962 Giulla Boschi, Italian actress, Act of Contrition, Bonus Malus December 17, 1962 Rocco Anthony Mediate, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1991 Doral-Ryder December 17, 1961 Sarah Dallin, rocker, Bananarama-Venus December 17, 1961 Venice Kong, St. Mary Jamaica, playmate, September, 1985 December 17, 1959 Albert King, actor, BB King and Friends, Blues Alive December 17, 1959 Michelle Mackall, Washington D.C., LPGA golfer, 1995 Friendly's-32nd December 17, 1959 Tammie Green, Somerset, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic December 17, 1958 Mike Mills, U.S. pop bassist, REM-One I Love December 17, 1957 Bob Ojeda, pitcher for the New York Mets December 17, 1954 Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day December 17, 1953 Barry Livingston, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ernie-My 3 Sons December 17, 1953 Ikue Ile Mori, rocker December 17, 1953 Mark Gane, born in Toronto, Canada, rocker, M+M December 17, 1952 Hans Alders, Dutch minister of environment, PvdA December 17, 1952 Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist December 17, 1951 Tatyana Kazankina, U.S.S.R., middle distance runner, Olympics gold 1976 December 17, 1951 Wanda Hutchison, rocker December 17, 1950 Carlton Barrett, Jamaicans reggae drummer, Bob Marley and Wailers December 17, 1949 Paul Rodgers, Engl, rocker, Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm December 17, 1948 Jim Alexander, rocker December 17, 1948 Jim Bonfanti, rocker, Raspberries-Go All the Way December 17, 1947 Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt December 17, 1947 Simon Bates, English DJ December 17, 1947 Wes Studi, actor, Last of the Mohicans December 17, 1946 Albert Padmore, cricketer, WI off-spinner mid-70s December 17, 1946 Eugene Levy, born in Hamilton, Canada, comedian/writer, SCTV December 17, 1945 Christopher Cazenove, England, actor, Ben-Dynasty December 17, 1945 Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, Ghostbusters, Weeds December 17, 1944 Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals 1964 Olympic gold December 17, 1944 Jack L[aurence] Chalker, U.S., sci-fi author, Saga of Well World December 17, 1943 Dave Dee, rocker December 17, 1943 William Brooks, composer December 17, 1942 Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty December 17, 1942 Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days December 17, 1939 Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker, Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down December 17, 1939 James Booker, New Orleans, R and B musician, Gonzo December 17, 1939 Novella Nelson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Nellie Cole-Chiefs December 17, 1937 Art Neville, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, Neville Brothers December 17, 1936 Frank Martinus Arion, [F Efraim M], Antilles, writer, Double Play December 17, 1936 Roland Sheldon, pitcher, New York Yankees December 17, 1936 Tommy Steele, London, singer and actor, a Sixpence, Finian's Rainbow December 17, 1935 Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles December 17, 1933 Bruce Morrison, cricketer, one Test NZ vs. England 1963 December 17, 1933 Paul Snoek, [Edm Schietekat], Belgian poet December 17, 1931 Yvonne Keuls, [Bamberg], Dutch writer, Jan Rap and Co December 17, 1930 Bob Guccione, [Robert C J Edwa], U.S. publisher, Penthouse, Omni December 17, 1930 Julia Meade, actress/TV hostess, Spotlight Playhouse December 17, 1930 Makoto Moroi, composer December 17, 1929 William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon December 17, 1928 Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist December 17, 1927 Richard Long, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prof-Nanny and the Professor December 17, 1926 Jeremy Brooks, writer December 17, 1926 Patrice Wymore, Miltonville, Kansas, actress, The Big Tree December 17, 1925 Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor, Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam December 17, 1922 Eric Brand, diplomat December 17, 1922 Hubert H. 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Beckers, Curaeaoan opera singer December 17, 1920 Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor, Kafka, Music Box December 17, 1917 Louis Salvador Palange, composer December 17, 1916 Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet, Kolderliedjes December 17, 1914 Mushtaq Ali, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's and 40's December 17, 1911 William Roerick, actor, Guiding Light December 17, 1910 Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer, 0-72 in his only Test for India December 17, 1909 Ferdinand H Aus der Funten, German war criminal, Breda 4 December 17, 1908 Willard Frank Libby, inventor, carbon-14 "atomic clock", Nobel 1960, December 17, 1908 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer December 17, 1906 Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer December 17, 1905 Joseph Heifitz, film director December 17, 1904 Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, December 17, 1904 Paul Cadmus, New York City, etcher/painter, Sailors and Floozies December 17, 1903 Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre December 17, 1902 Simon Drach, writer December 17, 1900 Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer and conductor December 17, 1895 David Butler, born in San Francisco, California, director, April in Paris, Calamity Jane December 17, 1894 Arthur Fiedler, born in Boston, Massachusetts, conductor, Boston Pops December 17, 1894 Hans Henny Jahnn, writer December 17, 1894 Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, quantum mechanics December 17, 1894 Willem Schermerhorn, Netherlands premier, 1945-46 December 17, 1893 Erwin Piscator, German stage director, Der Stellvertreter December 17, 1891 Robertson Hare, born in London, England, actor, Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge December 17, 1889 Vaslav F Nijinski, Ukraine/US ballet dancer, l'apres-midi d'une faune December 17, 1881 Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer, great South Africa all-rounder early 20th cent December 17, 1881 Johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter December 17, 1876 Julio A. Peixoto, Brazilian writer, O esfinge December 17, 1874 William Lyon Mackenzie King, L, 10th Canadian PM, 1921-30, 1935-48 December 17, 1873 Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor, Inheritors December 17, 1869 Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer December 17, 1864 John Felix August Korling, composer December 17, 1863 Ion Vidu, composer December 17, 1861 Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer December 17, 1859 Willem C Grunings, Curacaos publisher, People's Friend December 17, 1853 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager, Trilby December 17, 1848 Frederick Grant Gleason, composer December 17, 1842 Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, continous groups December 17, 1840 Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer December 17, 1838 Berthold Tours, composer December 17, 1835 Alexander E Agassiz, U.S., businessman/biologist/geology December 17, 1833 James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1893 December 17, 1830 Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist, Germinie December 17, 1824 John Kerr, System physicist, electro-visually Kerr-effect December 17, 1824 Manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1899 December 17, 1824 Thomas Starr King, New York, Unitarian clergyman, Christianity and Humanity December 17, 1821 Frederick West Lander, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1862 December 17, 1820 Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1892 December 17, 1819 Samuel Jones, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1887 December 17, 1807 John Greenleaf Whittier, U.S., poet, Snow-bound December 17, 1801 Johan NMJ, king of Saxon, 1854-73, translated Divina Commedia December 17, 1800 Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator, Great Hung dictionary December 17, 1797 Joseph Henry, U.S., scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism December 17, 1796 Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author December 17, 1778 Hunphry Davy, English chemist, discovered some elements December 17, 1770 Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer December 17, 1770 Ludwig Van Beethoven, composer, 5th Symphony, Ode to Joy December 17, 1749 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer, Il Matrimonio Segreto December 17, 1734 William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer, Declaration of Independence December 17, 1706 Chatelet, la belle Emilie, French writer December 17, 1706 Gabrielle Chatelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer, Voltaire December 17, 1638 Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer December 17, 1619 Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician December 17, 1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne December 17, 1493 Philippus A. Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, Liber paramixum |