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June 17, 1983 Lee Ryan, British Musician June 17, 1980 Andee Pickens, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics June 17, 1980 Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ June 17, 1980 Venus Williams, born in Lynwood, California, tennis star June 17, 1979 Cawey Schau, born in Seattle, Washington canoist alternate for 1996 Olympics June 17, 1978 Jenny Keim, born in Cin Ohio, diver, Olympics-9th-96 June 17, 1977 Andrea Deak, Miss Universe-Hungary 1996 June 17, 1977 Bernardo Federico Tomas, Prince of Netherlands June 17, 1977 Jason Miller, born in Silver Springs, Maryland, actor, New Mickey Mouse Club June 17, 1975 Frederick Koehler, born in Queens, New York, actor, Chip-Kate and Allie June 17, 1975 Petra Vaarakallio, ice hockey center, Finland, 1998 Olympics June 17, 1975 Joshua Leonard, American Actor June 17, 1972 Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC June 17, 1972 James McKnight, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks June 17, 1971 Tripp Schwenk, U.S., 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics silver June 17, 1970 Arnold Ale, WLAF linebacker for the Scottish Claymores June 17, 1970 Jason Hanson, NFL kicker, Detroit Lions June 17, 1970 Popeye Jones, NBA center for the Toronto Raptors June 17, 1970 Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks June 17, 1970 Stephane Fiset, Montreal, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche June 17, 1969 Karen Nystrom, ice hockey forward, Canada, Oly-Silver-98 June 17, 1969 Kevin Thornton, born in Amarillo, vocalist, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up June 17, 1969 Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward, Team Sweden Oly-1998 June 17, 1967 Keith Sims, NFL guard for the Miami Dolphins June 17, 1967 Pearl Sinn, LPGA golfer June 17, 1967 Robyn Meagher, born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 5k runner 1996 Olympics June 17, 1967 Terry Davis, NBA forward and center, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards June 17, 1966 Clare Look-Jaeger, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, high jumper June 17, 1966 Fred Barnett, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles June 17, 1965 Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Oly-gold-1984, 88, 92 June 17, 1965 Danny McManus, CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos June 17, 1965 Dermontti Dawson, NFL center for the Pittsburgh Steelers June 17, 1965 Gianluca Pozzi, born in Bari, Italy, tennis star, 1991 Brisbane June 17, 1965 Kami Cotler, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Elizabeth-Waltons June 17, 1965 Mike Magnante, born in Glendale California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals June 17, 1965 Ray Seals, NFL defensive end, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers June 17, 1964 Diane Murphy, actress, Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched June 17, 1964 Erin Murphy, actress, Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched June 17, 1964 Michael Gross, born in West Germany, swimmer, Olympic-2 world records-1984 June 17, 1964 Steve Rhodes, cricketer, England wicket-keeper 1994-95 June 17, 1963 Greg Kinnear, actor/talk show host, Talk Soup, Sabrina, Later June 17, 1963 Kevin Glover, NFL center, Detroit Lions June 17, 1962 Ed Brady, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers June 17, 1960 Mitzi Edge, born in Albany, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1995 SAFECO Classic June 17, 1958 Dan McVicar, born in Independence, Missouri, actor, Clarke-Bold and Beautiful June 17, 1958 Jello Biafra, American Musician June 17, 1958 Bobby Farrelly, American Director June 17, 1957 Philip Chevron, English pop musician, Pogues-Peace and Love June 17, 1956 Nicholas Cook, cricketer June 17, 1956 Nick Cook, cricketer, England lefty slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89 June 17, 1954 Mark Linn-Baker, born in St. Louis, actor, Larry Appleton-Perfect Strangers June 17, 1951 Joe Piscopo, born in Passaic, New Jersey, comedian, SNL, Miller Lite commercials June 17, 1950 Cathy Sherk, LPGA golfer June 17, 1949 Helen Rosenthal, British teacher/health administrator June 17, 1948 David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds June 17, 1948 Ruben Blades, born in Panama, singer and actor, Fatal Beauty, Critical Condition June 17, 1948 Joaquin Almunia, Spanish Politician June 17, 1947 Linda Chavez, American Author June 17, 1946 Barry Manilow, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/pianist, Mandy, I Write the Songs June 17, 1946 Marcy Kaptur, Rep-D-HA, 1983- June 17, 1945 Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist, 5 time winner of Tour de France June 17, 1945 Ken Livingstone, MP, Labour June 17, 1945 Tony Roche, tennis coach June 17, 1945 Art Bell, American Entertainer June 17, 1945 Tommy Franks, American Soldier June 17, 1945 Kenneth Robert Livingstone, British Politician June 17, 1945 Mercer Reynolds, American Businessman June 17, 1944 Bill Rafferty, comedian, Real People, Laugh-in '77 June 17, 1944 Chris Spedding, rocker June 17, 1943 Christopher Brown, composer June 17, 1943 Newt Gingrich, Rep-R-G, Speaker of House 1995-97 June 17, 1943 Burt Rutan, Inventor June 17, 1942 Norman Kuhlice, England, rocker, Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good June 17, 1942 Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian Scientist June 17, 1940 Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs June 17, 1940 Tony Marlow, MP, Conservative June 17, 1939 Dickey Do, [Gerry Granahan], rocker, Dickey Doo and The Dont's June 17, 1939 Donald Anderson, MP, Labour June 17, 1939 Hanna Johansen, writer June 17, 1938 Judy Kimball-Simon, LPGA golfer June 17, 1937 Peter Lupus, actor, Mission Impossible June 17, 1933 Christian Ferras, French violinist and conductor June 17, 1933 Harry Browne, American Writer June 17, 1933 Rod Paige, American Politician June 17, 1932 Derek Ibbotson, 5K runner, Oly-bronze-1956 June 17, 1932 John P. Murtha, Rep-D-PA, 1974- June 17, 1930 Brian Statham, cricketer June 17, 1930 James Gathers, Sumter, South Carolina, 200m runner 1952 Olympics bronze June 17, 1930 Romuald Twardowski, composer June 17, 1929 Michael L Strang, Rep-R-CO, 1985- June 17, 1929 Tigran Petrosyan, U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1963-69 June 17, 1928 James Brown, born in Pulaski, Tennessee, soul singer, Hot Pants, Living in America June 17, 1927 Austin J. Murphy, Rep-D-PA, 1977- June 17, 1927 Lucio Fulci, director June 17, 1926 Alan Walters, political economist June 17, 1926 Manuel Enriquez, composer June 17, 1925 Keith Larsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Hunter, Brave Eagle June 17, 1924 Althea T L Simmons, human rights activist/chief lobbyist, NAACP June 17, 1924 Gotthold Gloger, writer June 17, 1924 Henk J Hoekstra, president, Dutch Communist Party June 17, 1923 Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, AAFC, NFL halfback, end, Los Angeles Rams June 17, 1922 Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer June 17, 1922 Jerry Fielding, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer, Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes June 17, 1922 Paul Schalluck, German writer, Don Quixote in Cologne June 17, 1920 Beryl Reid, actress, Joseph Andrews, Psychomania, Yellowbeard June 17, 1920 Francois Jacob, born in France, biologist/bacteriologist, Nobel 1965 June 17, 1920 Patrick Duffy, MP June 17, 1919 Antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor and director, Lucifer June 17, 1919 Galina Ivanova Ustvol'skaya, composer June 17, 1919 Kingman Brewster, college president, Yale June 17, 1919 Max Dendermonde, [Henk Hazelhoff], Dutch literary June 17, 1918 Maldwyn Thomas, president, Welsh Liberal Party June 17, 1917 Dean Martin, born in Steubenville, Ohio, singer and actor, with Jerry Lewis June 17, 1916 Einar Englund, composer June 17, 1916 Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live June 17, 1915 Stringbean, [David Akeman], Kentucky, banjoist/comedian, Hee Haw June 17, 1914 John Hersey, American Writer June 17, 1913 Felix Hartlaub, writer June 17, 1912 Don Gillis, born in Cameron, Missouri, composer, Symphony #5 June 17, 1912 Wessel Couzijn, sculptor/cartoonist, Auschwitz-monument June 17, 1910 Herbert Owen Reed, composer June 17, 1910 Red Foley, born in Blue Lick, Kentucky, country singer, Mr Smith Goes to Washington June 17, 1908 Frank Sully, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief June 17, 1908 Jacob "Jimmy" Herman Huizinga, journalist/Writer June 17, 1908 John Verrall, composer June 17, 1907 Charles Eames, American Designer June 17, 1906 Thomas G. Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer June 17, 1904 Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist June 17, 1904 Ralph Bellamy, born in Chicago, actor, Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places June 17, 1903 Michail Swetlow, writer June 17, 1900 Hermann Reuter, composer June 17, 1898 Maurits C Escher, Dutch graphic artist June 17, 1895 Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress June 17, 1895 Slavko Osterc, composer June 17, 1888 Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer June 17, 1888 Heinz Guderian, German Soldier June 17, 1884 Christina C Bakker-van Bosse, feminist/pacifist June 17, 1883 Alexandre Cellier, composer June 17, 1882 Igor Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer, Rite of Spring, June 17, 1880 Carl Van Fight, U.S. author/critic, Red, Nigger Heaven June 17, 1880 Russell Simpson, actor, Abraham Lincoln June 17, 1880 Carl Van Vechten, American Writer June 17, 1878 Albert Thomas, French socialist politician June 17, 1875 Philipp A. Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist, Mensch and World June 17, 1874 Grant Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio, actor, Man Who Came to Dinner June 17, 1871 James Weldon Johnson, lawyer, 1st black admitted to Florida Bar June 17, 1871 Nicolae Iorga, writer/poet/literature historian/president of Romania June 17, 1870 George Cormack, cereal inventor, Wheaties June 17, 1867 John Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor, shorthand June 17, 1867 Henry Lawson, Australian Writer June 17, 1861 Sidney James Jones, composer June 17, 1858 Eben Sumner Draper, Gov-MA June 17, 1855 Fritz Steinbach, composer June 17, 1845 Hendrik P Staal, Dutch banker June 17, 1838 Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer, Kapala-Kundala June 17, 1838 Chattopadhyaya/Bankim Chandra, Bengalese writer, Monastery of Delight June 17, 1837 Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 June 17, 1832 William Crookes, English chemist/physicist, Crookes-pipe, thallium June 17, 1830 Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1913 June 17, 1828 Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian June 17, 1823 John Henry Hobart Ward, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1903 June 17, 1818 Charles Francois Gounod, born in Paris, France, opera composer, Faust June 17, 1818 Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III June 17, 1818 Charles Gounod, French Composer June 17, 1817 Ivan K Aivazovski, Russan painter, Harbor Scenes June 17, 1817 Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1906 June 17, 1811 Jon Sigurdsson, born in Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends June 17, 1810 F Freiligrath, writer June 17, 1797 Alexandre Vinet, Swiss Criitic June 17, 1756 Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public June 17, 1750 Michel Woldemar, composer June 17, 1742 William Hooper, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence June 17, 1725 Joseph Anton Bauer, composer June 17, 1714 Cesar F Cassini, de Thury, French astronomer, geodesic labor June 17, 1703 John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder, Methodists June 17, 1682 Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1697-1718 June 17, 1604 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, Maurits House June 17, 1239 Edward I, King of England, 1272-1307, /chased Jews out of England |