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July 17 Birthdays in History - July 17 Deaths - July 17 Events
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



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