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January 17 Birthdays in History - January 17 Deaths - January 17 Events
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January 17, 1981 Ray J, singer January 17, 1980 Zooey Deschanel, American Actress January 17, 1979 Kimi Raikkonen, Finnish Celebrity January 17, 1978 Irina A. Borisova, Miss Universe-Ukraine 1996 January 17, 1977 Ali el Kattabi, soccer player, Sparta January 17, 1975 Coco Lee, Chinese Musician January 17, 1974 Derrick Mason, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers January 17, 1974 Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican/US baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers January 17, 1974 Marcus Spriggs, offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills January 17, 1974 Sharon Marie Ferris, NZ, yachter 1996 Olympics January 17, 1974 Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor January 17, 1973 Amanda Elizabeth Spivey, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Miss America-South Carolina 1996 January 17, 1973 Paula Radcliffe, English Athlete January 17, 1972 Rohn Meyer, CFL offensive linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders January 17, 1972 Wendall Gaines, NFL tight end for the Arizona Cardinals January 17, 1972 Wyclef Jean, American Musician January 17, 1971 Derek Plante, Cloquet, NHL center for the Buffalo Sabres January 17, 1971 Peter Winter, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics January 17, 1971 Tyler Houston, U.S. baseball catcher, Atlanta Braves January 17, 1971 Kid Rock, American Musician January 17, 1971 Chris Kirkpatrick, American Musician January 17, 1970 Candace Murray, Vancouver BC, softball shortstop 1996 Olympics January 17, 1970 Darnell Walker, NFL cornerback, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers January 17, 1970 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes January 17, 1970 Sean Patrick Thomas, American Actor January 17, 1969 Naveen Andrews, British Actor January 17, 1969 Rick Mercer, Canadian Comedian January 17, 1967 Gregory Caccia, Bayshore, New York, team handball right back 1996 Olympics January 17, 1967 William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston January 17, 1966 Anna Ivan, La Jolla Cal, tennis star January 17, 1966 Don Myrah, born in Oakland California, cyclist, Olympics-20th-96 January 17, 1966 Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991 January 17, 1966 Rexton Gordon, Jamaican dj/rapper, Shabba Ranks-Extra Naked January 17, 1966 Shabba Ranks, reggae singer January 17, 1966 Trish Johnson, Bristol England, LPGA golfer, 1993 Las Vegas January 17, 1964 Jeff Tabaka, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres January 17, 1963 Norm MacDonald, Canadian Actor January 17, 1962 Jim Carrey, born in Ontario, Canada, actor, Living Color, Dumb and Dumber, Mask January 17, 1962 Richard Jewell, American Celebrity January 17, 1962 Mike Judge, American Producer January 17, 1961 Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi U.S.S.R., women's world chess champ January 17, 1960 Chili Davis, born in Kingston, Jamacia, outfielder for the California Angels January 17, 1960 John Crawford, Palo Alto California, bass, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away January 17, 1959 Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker, Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian January 17, 1958 Jez Strode, rocker, Kajagoogoo January 17, 1957 Donna Stone, New Jersey, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics January 17, 1957 Paul Merton, British Comedian January 17, 1956 David Caruso, actor, NYPD Blue, Michael Hayes January 17, 1956 Mitch Vogel, Alhambra California, actor, Jamie-Bonanza January 17, 1956 Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Every Time You Go Away January 17, 1956 Patrick Murray, British Actor January 17, 1956 Peter Farrelly, American Director January 17, 1955 Steve Earle, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Guitar Town January 17, 1954 Janet Dykman, Monterey Park California, archer 1996 Olympics January 17, 1954 Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council January 17, 1953 Sheila Hutchinson, rocker January 17, 1952 Larry Fortensky, former husband of Liz Taylor, 7th January 17, 1952 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jap, rocker, Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orch January 17, 1951 Rolando Thoeni, Italy, slalom 1972 Olympics bronze January 17, 1951 Stephen Root, American Actor January 17, 1949 Andy Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian/actor, Latka Gravas-Taxi January 17, 1949 Debbie Watson, La Mirada California, actress, Karen, Tammy January 17, 1949 Anita Borg, American Scientist January 17, 1948 Alexander "Alec" Erwin, South African worker's union leader January 17, 1948 Mick Taylor, rock bassist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar January 17, 1947 Gail Toushin, LPGA golfer January 17, 1947 Jane Elliot, New York City, actress, Baby Boom, Gen Hospital, Knots Landing January 17, 1947 Todd Susman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Goodnight Beantown January 17, 1947 Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer January 17, 1946 Adam Michnik, Polish Editor January 17, 1946 Andrew Gould, Businessman January 17, 1945 William Hart, U.S. singer, 4 Gents, Delfonics-I'm Sorry January 17, 1945 Chris Matthews, American Journalist January 17, 1944 Rem Koolhaas, Dutch Architect January 17, 1943 Chris Montez, rocker January 17, 1943 Daniel Charles Brandenstein, Watertown Wi, ast, STS 8, 51-G, 32, 49 January 17, 1942 Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champ boxer, 1964-7 74-8 January 17, 1942 Randy Boone, Fayetteville, North Carolina, actor, Cimarron Strip, Virginian January 17, 1942 Barry McCaffrey, American Soldier January 17, 1940 H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1968, 72 January 17, 1940 Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali, South African poet, Fireflames January 17, 1940 Tabare Vazquez, Uruguayan Statesman January 17, 1939 Antao D'Souza, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62 January 17, 1939 Maury Povich, TV host, Current Affair, Maury, /Mr Connie Chung January 17, 1939 Toini Gustafson, Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier, Oly-gold-1968 January 17, 1939 Auberon Waugh, British Author January 17, 1938 John Bellairs, U.S., sci-fi author, Chessmen of Doom January 17, 1938 Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist, Paul Revere and Raiders January 17, 1937 Kerry Packer, Australian Businessman January 17, 1936 Jerry Fogel, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow January 17, 1935 Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic January 17, 1935 Paul O[sborne] Williams, U.S., sci-fi author, Ends of the Circle January 17, 1935 Ruth Ann Minner, American Politician January 17, 1935 George Lindsey, American Actor January 17, 1934 Donald Cammell, film director January 17, 1934 Shari Lewis, born in Bronx, New York, ventriloquist/puppeteer, Lamb Chop January 17, 1934 Sydney Phillip Hodkinson, composer January 17, 1933 Aga Khan, religious leader, Muslims January 17, 1933 Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire January 17, 1933 Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt, The 6th Day January 17, 1933 Sheree North, [Dawn Bethel], Louisiana, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show January 17, 1933 Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt January 17, 1931 Frederick Alfred Fox, composer January 17, 1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man January 17, 1931 L Douglas Wilder, Gov-D-Va January 17, 1930 Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader January 17, 1930 Robert Ceely, composer January 17, 1930 David Amram, American Composer January 17, 1929 Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Quebec, NHL goaltender, #1 January 17, 1928 Jean Barraque, French composer January 17, 1928 Ken Archer, cricketer, Australian batsman, 5 Tests early 50s January 17, 1928 Vidal Sassoon, London, hair stylist/CEO, Vidal Sasson January 17, 1927 Donald Erb, Youngstown, Ohio, composer January 17, 1927 Eartha Kitt, singer and actress, Catwoman-Batman January 17, 1927 Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer January 17, 1926 Clyde Walcott, cricketer, one of the three W's, later ICC chairman January 17, 1926 Moira Shearer, Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina, Red Shoes January 17, 1926 Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer January 17, 1926 Newton N. Minow, American Lawyer January 17, 1925 A H Kardar, cricketer, Pak 1st Test capt, prev played for India January 17, 1925 Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer, Scenes and Arias January 17, 1925 Duane Hanson, U.S. sculptor January 17, 1925 Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife January 17, 1924 Jewel Plummer Cobb, educator/president, California State U at Fullerton January 17, 1923 Onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor, Lifespan, Broken Mirrors, The Lift January 17, 1922 Betty White, Oak Park, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls January 17, 1922 Luis Echeverria Alvarez, president Mexico January 17, 1921 Dehl Berti, Pueblo Colo, actor, John Taylor-Guns of Paradise January 17, 1920 Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician January 17, 1920 Nora Kaye, New York City, prima ballerina January 17, 1918 Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician January 17, 1917 Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR, Indian film star, politician January 17, 1917 Oskar Morawetz, Svetla Czechoslovakia, composer January 17, 1917 Ulyses Simpson Kay, composer January 17, 1916 Joel Herron, born in Chicago, Illinois, orch leader, Jaye P Morgan Show January 17, 1916 Shelby Foote, American Author January 17, 1916 Penelope Fitzgerald, English Poet January 17, 1915 Robert A. Dahl, American Writer January 17, 1914 William Stafford, American Poet January 17, 1913 Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten, founder, Oostpriesterhulp January 17, 1913 Yuvraj of Patiala, cricketer, scored 24 and 60 in only Test India vs. Eng January 17, 1912 Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer January 17, 1911 Hermann Pfrogner, Austria, musicologist, Zerrissene Orpheus January 17, 1910 Edith S Green, Rep-D-Ore January 17, 1910 Michael Economides, restaurateur January 17, 1908 Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, producer January 17, 1908 Willard Libby, American Scientist January 17, 1907 Henk H Badings, Bandung Indonesia, Dutch opera composer, Orestes January 17, 1905 Franz Schmid, Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn, 1931 January 17, 1904 Grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor, Oklahoma, Annie January 17, 1904 Patsy Ruth Miller, actress, Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds January 17, 1903 Warren Hull, Gasport, New York, actor, Strike it Rich, Who in the World January 17, 1902 Geoffrey W. Lloyd, British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy, 1951-55 January 17, 1901 Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer January 17, 1900 Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant, patron of the arts January 17, 1899 Al Capone, Italy, gangster, Chicago bootlegging January 17, 1899 Nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist, On the Beach, Town Like Alice January 17, 1899 Robert Maynard Hutchins, U.S., educator/civil libertarian January 17, 1899 Roel [Martinus F] Houwink, Dutch literary, 1 Man Without Character January 17, 1899 Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator January 17, 1897 Nils Asther, Malmo Sweden, actor, Bluebeard, Night Monster January 17, 1896 Harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader, Sammy Kaye Show January 17, 1891 Marjorie Gateson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Man's Family January 17, 1891 Norman "Squab" Read, U.S. aviator who lived to be 101 January 17, 1891 Walter Eucken, German economist January 17, 1891 Hu Shih, Chinese Philosopher January 17, 1886 Glenn Luther Martin, aviator, Collier Trophy-1933 January 17, 1886 Ronald Firbank, London, novelist, Flower Beneath the Foot January 17, 1885 E Ball-Hennings, writer January 17, 1885 Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader January 17, 1884 Noah Beery, U.S. actor, Mark of Zorro, Sea Wolf January 17, 1881 Alfred R Radcliffe-Browne, British anthropologist, Andaman Islanders January 17, 1880 Mack Sennett, movie creator, Keystone Kops January 17, 1878 Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor, Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn January 17, 1877 Hans Jelmoli, composer January 17, 1876 Olga Fastrova, writer January 17, 1876 August Sander, German Photographer January 17, 1873 Francois Rasse, composer January 17, 1868 Paul Hirsch, German Politician January 17, 1864 Lucien Herr, France, scientist, Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller January 17, 1863 David Lloyd George, L-PM-Britain, 1916-22 January 17, 1863 Henry Charles Tonking, composer January 17, 1863 Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russia, director, Stanislavski Method January 17, 1862 John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher January 17, 1858 Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author, Frutos de mi Tierra January 17, 1857 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer, 1st sound-on-film recording January 17, 1857 Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer, Evangelimann January 17, 1853 Alva Vanderbilt Beaumont, women's rights advocate and activist January 17, 1850 Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St. Petersburg Russia, composer January 17, 1845 Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/evangelist, Vredebond January 17, 1842 Anton G van Hamel, founder, Roman Philology in Netherlands January 17, 1840 Paul Meyer, French Writer January 17, 1836 Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer January 17, 1835 Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist January 17, 1835 Johan Filip von Schantz, composer January 17, 1834 Wilhelmina J R Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress/daughter of Mimi Bia January 17, 1833 Paul Bert, French Scientist January 17, 1829 Catherine Booth, American Activist January 17, 1828 Lewis Addison Grant, Bvt Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1918 January 17, 1820 Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet, Tenant of Wildfell Hall January 17, 1818 Antoine Dorion, L, joint premier of Canada, 1858, 1863-64 January 17, 1814 Ellen Wood, English author, East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey January 17, 1806 James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson, 1st born in White House January 17, 1800 Caleb Cushing, American Diplomat January 17, 1780 Richard Mentor Johnson, American Politician January 17, 1771 Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel, Wieland January 17, 1769 Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer January 17, 1761 James Hall, Scotland, geologist January 17, 1759 Paul Cuffe, Massachusetts, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist January 17, 1745 Nicolas Roze, composer January 17, 1734 Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer, Les Pˆcheurs, Mirza January 17, 1733 Thomas Linley, composer January 17, 1732 Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland, 1764-95 January 17, 1728 Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer January 17, 1719 Jean-Joseph Vade, composer January 17, 1712 John Stanley, composer January 17, 1706 Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor January 17, 1683 Gerard van Loon, Dutch historian January 17, 1659 Antonio Veracini, composer January 17, 1657 Pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized January 17, 1612 Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general January 17, 1600 Calderon, writer January 17, 1600 Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish poet/dramatist January 17, 1574 Robert Fludd, composer January 17, 1545 Antonio Pace, composer January 17, 1517 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer, Passion of Johannes January 17, 1504 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope, 1566-72 January 17, 1501 Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist, History of Plants January 17, 1463 Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony, 1486-25, protector Luther January 17, 1342 Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy |