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July 17, 1982 Natasha Hamilton, British Musician July 17, 1975 Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics July 17, 1973 Horacio Llamas, NBA center for the Phoenix Suns July 17, 1972 Donny Marshall, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers July 17, 1972 Eric Williams, NBA forward, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics July 17, 1972 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, born in Bloomington, Indiana, rower, 1996 Olympics silver July 17, 1972 Michael Lampert, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 July 17, 1972 Molly Parker, Canadian Actress July 17, 1971 Calbert Cheaney, NBA forward and guard, Washington Bullets/Wizards July 17, 1971 Daniel Kunce, Sumperk GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 July 17, 1971 Cory Doctorow, Canadian Journalist July 17, 1971 Soundarya, Actress July 17, 1970 Bronwyn Roye, Australian rower 1996 Olympics July 17, 1970 Mandy Smith, England, rocker, I Just Can't Wait, /wife of Bill Wyman July 17, 1969 Tommy Soderstrom, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL goalie, Sweden, New York Islanders July 17, 1967 Kevin Pritchard, NBA guard, Washington Bullets July 17, 1967 Pearl Sinn, born in Seoul, Korea, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic-35th July 17, 1966 Michael John Bradley, born in Largo, Florida, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open-3rd July 17, 1965 Alex Winter, born in London, England, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure July 17, 1965 Ken Evraire, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats July 17, 1964 Heather Langenkamp, actress, Marie-Just the 10 of Us July 17, 1963 Denise Miller, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Billie-Archie Bunker's Place July 17, 1963 Matti Nykanen, Finnish ski jumper, Olympics gold 1984, 88 July 17, 1962 Jay Barrs, born in Jacksonville, Florida, archer, Olympics gold 1988, 92, 96 July 17, 1960 Jan Wouters, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV July 17, 1960 Karen Elaine Price, born in Pasadena, California, playmate, January, 1981 July 17, 1960 Kim Barnett, cricketer, England batsman and occasional leggie 1988-89 July 17, 1960 Nancy Giles, born in New York City, actress, Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie July 17, 1960 Robin Shou, martial arts actor, Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja July 17, 1960 Scott Norwood, NFL kicker, Buffalo Bills-Superbowl XXV goat July 17, 1959 Janet Lynn Kavandi, born in Springfield, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, sk:STS 91 July 17, 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Go-Go's-Vacation July 17, 1957 Bruce Crump, rock drummer, Molly Hatchet July 17, 1956 Bryan Trottier, Val Marie Sask, NHL Center for the New York Islanders July 17, 1954 J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer July 17, 1954 Angela Merkel, German Statesman July 17, 1952 Chet McCracken, born in Seattle, Washington rocker, Doobie Brothers July 17, 1952 David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch July 17, 1952 Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love July 17, 1952 Phoebe Snow, singer, Theme from "It's a Different World" July 17, 1952 Robert R[ick] McCammon, U.S., sci-fi author, Baal, Mystery Walk July 17, 1952 The Lau, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, The Scene, Row Row Row July 17, 1951 Lucie Arnaz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer July 17, 1949 Bill Ward, rocker July 17, 1949 Geezer Butler, born in Birmingham, rocker, Black Sabbath July 17, 1949 Mick Tucker, London, rock drummer, Sweet Harlesden July 17, 1949 Mike Vale, rock bassist, Tommy James and The Shondells July 17, 1949 Terry "Geezer" Butler, born in Birmingham, rock bassist, Black Sabbath July 17, 1948 Brian Glascock, rock drummer, Motels-Only the Lonely July 17, 1948 Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold July 17, 1948 Luc Bondy, born in Zurich, Switzerland July 17, 1948 Phillip Harris, rocker July 17, 1947 Camilla Parker-Bowles, born in London, England, Prince Charles' lover July 17, 1945 Fenneken Fockema Andreae, Dutch actress, Sea Gull July 17, 1944 Mark Burgess, cricketer, NZ batsman of the 70's July 17, 1942 Connie Hawkins, Harlem Globetrotter/NBA, Phoenix Suns, ABA MVP 1968 July 17, 1942 Gale Garnett, Auckland NZ, singer, We'll Sing in the Sunshine July 17, 1942 Spencer Davis, rocker, Spencer Davis Group July 17, 1941 Bob Taylor, cricketer wicket-keeper, too often in Knotty's shadow July 17, 1941 Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raider QB, AFL leading passer 1967 July 17, 1940 Phyllis Davis, born in Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Love American Style, Vega$ July 17, 1939 Spencer Davis, born in Wales, vocalist, Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin July 17, 1939 Warwick Hutton, artist July 17, 1938 Stan Bronstein, rocker July 17, 1937 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer July 17, 1935 Diahann Carroll, born in Bronx, actress, Julia, Claudine, Dominique-Dynasty July 17, 1934 Donald Sutherland, St. John NB, actor, M*A*S*H, Body Snatchers July 17, 1934 Pat McCormick, comedian, Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show July 17, 1934 Philippe Capdenat, composer July 17, 1934 Rainer Kisch, writer July 17, 1933 Tony Pithey, cricketer, brother of David, South African batsman in 17 Tests July 17, 1932 Niccolo Castiglioni, composer July 17, 1932 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist, Charlie Brown TV specials July 17, 1932 Wojciech Kilar, composer July 17, 1930 Ryohei Hirose, composer July 17, 1928 Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker July 17, 1922 Donald Alfred Davie, poet and critic July 17, 1921 Mildred Davenport, Wyoming, actress, Tarzan and Leopard Woman July 17, 1921 George Barnes, guitarist, Skip Farrell Show July 17, 1920 Bill Monroe, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, newscaster, NBC-TV, Congressional Report July 17, 1920 Helen Walker, Worcester, Massachusetts, actress, Brewster's Million July 17, 1920 Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee July 17, 1920 Rudolf Karpati, born in Hungary, sabres, Olympics gold 1956, 60 July 17, 1920 Gordon Gould, American Physicist July 17, 1919 Alex Moir, cricketer, New Zealand leg-spinner in 17 Tests 1950-59 July 17, 1917 Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year July 17, 1917 Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number July 17, 1916 Eleanor Steber, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, soprano, Metropolitan Opera-1940 July 17, 1915 Cass Daley, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Red Garters July 17, 1915 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, U.S., platform diver 1932 Olympics gold July 17, 1915 Esther Williamson Ballou, composer July 17, 1914 Lucille Benson, born in Scottsboro, Alabama, actress, Lilly-Bosom Buddies July 17, 1913 Everett Helm, composer July 17, 1913 Roger Garaudy, French philosopher July 17, 1912 Art Linkletter, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, TV host, People are Funny July 17, 1912 Pal Kovacs, born in Hungary, sabres 1952 Olympics gold July 17, 1909 Hardy Amies, born in London, England, royal dressmaker, Queen Elizabeth II July 17, 1908 Rudolf Petzold, composer July 17, 1906 John Carroll, [Julian LaFaye], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Wolf Call July 17, 1905 Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan July 17, 1904 Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor July 17, 1903 Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, composer July 17, 1902 Christina Stead, born in Australia, novelist, Man Who Loved Children July 17, 1900 James Cagney, actor, Yankee Doodle Dandy, hold that grapefruit July 17, 1898 Berenice Abbott, born in Springfield, Ohio, photographer, World of Atget July 17, 1897 Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge July 17, 1894 Mary Clare, born in London, England, actress, Evil Mind, Young and Innocent July 17, 1894 Warren Weaver, American Scientist July 17, 1889 Erle Stanley Gardner, U.S. detective writer, Perry Mason July 17, 1888 Shmuel Agnon, born in Israel, novelist, Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966 July 17, 1885 Benjamin James Dale, composer July 17, 1883 Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist, Acting Peace July 17, 1883 Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor and director, Erotikon July 17, 1878 Henri Zagwijn, composer July 17, 1876 Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat July 17, 1876 Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115, died in 1991 July 17, 1876 Vittorio Gnecchi, composer July 17, 1875 Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer July 17, 1873 Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano, Rigoletto July 17, 1871 Lyonel C. A. Feininger, U.S. cartoonist/painter July 17, 1859 Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist, founded Federalist Party July 17, 1853 Francesco Fanciulli, composer July 17, 1839 Friedrich Gernsheim, composer July 17, 1832 Johan August Soderman, composer July 17, 1830 Eelco Refer, linguist, Dictionary for the Dutch translator July 17, 1827 Frederick A. Able, English chemist/inventor, cordiet July 17, 1817 Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer July 17, 1775 August Harder, composer July 17, 1774 John Wilbur, American Clergyman July 17, 1763 Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education July 17, 1763 John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in U.S., banker/fur trader July 17, 1744 Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th VP, Mass-Gov, invented gerrymandering July 17, 1702 Johann Schneider, composer July 17, 1674 Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist, Horae Lyrican July 17, 1487 Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah |