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March 17, 1977 Hadeel Abol-Naga, Miss Universe-Egypt, 1996 March 17, 1977 Iveta Jankularova, Miss Universe-Slovak Republic, 1996 March 17, 1976 Stephen Gately, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone March 17, 1976 Brittany Daniel, American Actress March 17, 1974 Eric Lane, running back for the New York Giants March 17, 1974 John Hall, kicker for the New York Jets March 17, 1973 Amelia Weatherly, actress, Stephanie Brewster-Loving/The City March 17, 1973 Jerome Woods, safety for the Kansas City Chiefs March 17, 1973 Caroline Corr, Irish Musician March 17, 1972 Mia Hamm, born in Selma, Alabama, soccer forward 1996 Olympics March 17, 1972 Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician March 17, 1971 Katrina Colleton, WNBA guard and forward for the Los Angeles Sparks March 17, 1971 Tommy Thigpen, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons March 17, 1970 Shannan Mitchem, born in Decatur, Georgia, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets March 17, 1969 Andrew McMarlin, born in San Francisco, California, rower 1996 Olympics March 17, 1969 Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics March 17, 1969 Gilbert Schaller, Bruck Austria, tennis star March 17, 1968 Judy Mosley McAfee, WNBA forward, Sacramento Monarchs March 17, 1968 Tyrone Hill, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers March 17, 1967 Chris Luongo, born in Detroit, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders March 17, 1967 Kim Cathrein, born in Salinas, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester Intl-24th March 17, 1967 Melissa Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, WPVA volleyballer, Reebok National-13th-1994 March 17, 1967 Van Conner, rocker, Screaming Trees March 17, 1967 Billy Corgan, American Musician March 17, 1966 Andrew Hudson, cricketer, South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992 March 17, 1965 Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player March 17, 1965 Caitlin Bilodeaux, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. fencer 1992 Olympics March 17, 1965 John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds March 17, 1964 Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender, Belarus, 1998 Olympics March 17, 1964 Don Griffin, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns March 17, 1964 Rob Lowe, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, actor, St. Elmo's Fire, Hotel NH, Class March 17, 1964 Ron Warren, Jr., jockey, Bay Meadows March 17, 1963 Rebeca Arthur, actress, Mary Anne-Perf Strangers, Opposites Attract March 17, 1963 Roger Harper, cricketer, Guyana and WI off-spinner Extraordinary field March 17, 1962 Clare Grogan, rocker, Altered Images-Happy Birthday March 17, 1962 Janet Patricia Gardner, born in Juneau, Alaska, rocker, Vixen-Rev It Up March 17, 1962 Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th March 17, 1962 Roxy Dora Petrucci, born in Rochester, Minnesota, rock drummer, Vixen-Rev It Up March 17, 1961 Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High March 17, 1960 Lee Ann Michelle, born in Surrey, England, playmate, Feb, 1979 March 17, 1960 Vicki Lewis, Cincinnati, actress, Beth-Newsradio March 17, 1959 Brian Douglas Jones, born in Auckland NZ, tornado class yachter 1996 Olympics March 17, 1959 Danny Ainge, NBA coach for the Phoenix Suns March 17, 1959 Mike Lindup, British rock keyboardist/singer, Level 42-Hot Water March 17, 1959 Terry Hall, Specials, Fun Boy 3 March 17, 1957 Robin Cousins, England, figure skater, 1980 Olympics gold March 17, 1956 Will Rigby, rock percussionist, Amy Rigby Diary of a Mad Housewife March 17, 1955 Bill Beyers, actor, Wally McCandless-Capitol March 17, 1955 Cynthia McKinney, Rep-D-Georgia March 17, 1955 Gary Sinise, actor, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump March 17, 1955 Paul Overstreet, born in Van Cleave, Mississippi, country singer, Daddy's Come Around March 17, 1954 Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker March 17, 1954 Rena Jones, rock vocalist March 17, 1954 Wally Stocker, born in London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Babys-Missing You March 17, 1951 Kurt Russell, born in Springfeild, Massachusetts, actor, Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons March 17, 1951 Scott Gorham, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-21 Guns March 17, 1949 Patrick Duffy, born in Townsend, Montana, actor, Bobby-Dallas, Man from Atlantis March 17, 1948 Fran Byrne, rocker March 17, 1948 Pat Lloyd, rocker March 17, 1948 Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database March 17, 1948 William Gibson, born in Canada, sci-fi author, Neuromancer, Count Zero March 17, 1947 Ian Gomm, rock guitarist March 17, 1946 Harold Brown, born in Long Beach, California, rock drummer, War-Summer, Galaxy March 17, 1946 Michael Peter Finnissey, composer March 17, 1945 Paco Gonzalez, race horse trainer March 17, 1945 Michael V. Hayden, American Soldier March 17, 1944 Cito Gaston, MLB manager for the Toronto Blue Jays March 17, 1944 Danny DeVito, born in Neptune, New Jersey, actor, Louie-Taxi, Twins March 17, 1944 John Sebastian, born in New York City, singer, Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter March 17, 1944 Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer, Them March 17, 1944 Patti Boyd, born in Somerset, England, Mrs. George Harrison/Mrs Eric Clapton March 17, 1943 Don Mitchell, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Mark-Ironside March 17, 1942 John Wayne Gacy, born in Chicago, Illinois, serial killer, 32 boys March 17, 1942 Sidney K. Barthelmy, U.S. politician March 17, 1941 Clarence Collins, U.S. singer, Imperials-Tears on my pillow March 17, 1941 Edward Harper, composer March 17, 1940 Vito Picone, rocker, Elegants March 17, 1939 Shahid Mahmoud, cricketer, opener scored 16 and 9 in only Pak Test March 17, 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, Russia, ballet dancer and choreographer, Kirov March 17, 1937 Adam Wade, actor, Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe March 17, 1937 Galina Samsova, ballerina March 17, 1936 Ladislaw Kupkovic, composer March 17, 1936 Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Capt USN/astro, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C March 17, 1935 Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn March 17, 1935 H Wollschlager, writer March 17, 1934 Erhard Grosskopf, composer March 17, 1934 Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar March 17, 1932 Dick Curless, singer and songwriter March 17, 1931 Eunice Gayson, born in London, England, actress, Dr. No, From Russia With Love March 17, 1930 James Benson Irwin, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 15 March 17, 1930 James Irwin, American Astronaut March 17, 1928 Edino Krieger, composer March 17, 1927 Kenneth S. Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist March 17, 1927 Maurice Ingvar Karkoff, composer March 17, 1927 Nancy Sheehan, writer March 17, 1927 Patrick Allen, Malawi, actor, Roman Holiday, Dial "M" for Murder March 17, 1927 Sulkhan Ivanovich Nasidze, composer March 17, 1926 Siegfried Lenz, German writer, Ein Kriegsende March 17, 1925 G M Hughes, British zoologist March 17, 1925 Jerome Lejeune, physiologist March 17, 1924 Stephen Dodgson, composer March 17, 1923 Margaret Bondfield, 1st woman chairman, Trades Union Congress March 17, 1922 Megan Bull, British head mistress, Holloway Jail March 17, 1921 Mick Harvey, cricketer, in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire March 17, 1920 John La Montaine, born in Oak Park, Illinois, composer, Pulitzer 1959 March 17, 1919 Hank Sauer, baseball player, NL MVP 1952 March 17, 1919 Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa March 17, 1918 D Arendo, [Arend Honhoff], Dutch pianist/composer, Eleonora March 17, 1918 Mercedes McCambridge, Joliet, Illinois, actress, All the King's Men March 17, 1918 Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch attorney/Member of 1st chamber, KVP/CDA March 17, 1917 Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist March 17, 1917 Brian Boydell, composer March 17, 1915 Hans Namuth, German/US photographer, Todos Santos, Guatemala March 17, 1915 William Roycroft, born in Austria, equestrian 3 day, Olympic-bronze-1976 March 17, 1914 Sammy Baugh, Texas, NFL hall of famer QB for the Washington Redskins March 17, 1911 Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer March 17, 1910 Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader March 17, 1909 Patrick Reilly, British diplomat March 17, 1908 Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer March 17, 1908 Radie Britain, composer March 17, 1907 Jan M J van Houtte, premier Belgium, 1952-54 March 17, 1906 Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actr, Gloria, Gold March 17, 1906 Michael O'Shea, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Denny-It's a Great Life March 17, 1906 Tamara Geva, dancer March 17, 1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 March 17, 1902 Bobby Jones, American Athlete March 17, 1901 Eisaku Sato, premier of Japan, Nobel 1974 March 17, 1900 Alfred Newman, born in New Haven, composer, Love is a Many Splendored Thing March 17, 1899 Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees March 17, 1894 Paul Green, U.S., novelist/playwright, In Abraham's Bosom March 17, 1892 Sayed Darwish, composer March 17, 1890 Harold Morris, composer March 17, 1888 Frank Buck, actor, Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs March 17, 1887 Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician March 17, 1881 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author, Less bror Harris March 17, 1881 Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss Scientist March 17, 1880 Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer March 17, 1877 Albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist, People/Nutcracker March 17, 1876 Frederic Ayers, composer March 17, 1874 Kincsem, horse that never lost a race March 17, 1874 Stephen Samuel Wise, U.S., President of Zionist Org of America March 17, 1873 Chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister, 1929-31 March 17, 1873 Margaret Bondfield, British Labour leader/1st woman cabinet member March 17, 1872 Billy Quaife, cricketer, England batsman 1899-1902 March 17, 1848 Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer March 17, 1846 Kate Greenaway, born in England, artist/book illustrator, Under the Window March 17, 1839 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer, Munich Conser March 17, 1834 Gottlieb Daimler, born in Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle March 17, 1832 Moncure Daniel Conway, U.S., abolitionist, Life of Thomas Paine March 17, 1832 Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General Union volunteers March 17, 1828 Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General Confederate Army March 17, 1826 Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography, Volkerkunder March 17, 1825 Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer, Le Bon Samaritain March 17, 1820 Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General Union volunteers March 17, 1820 Jean Ingelow, English Poet March 17, 1804 James Bridger, scout, fur trader and mountain man par excellance March 17, 1789 Edmund Kean, born in London, England, tragic actor, Shylock March 17, 1787 George Simon Ohm, physicist, discovered Ohm's Law March 17, 1781 Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Netherlands Indies March 17, 1780 Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator, Free Church of Scotland 1843-47 March 17, 1777 Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec March 17, 1746 Jan David Holland, composer March 17, 1685 Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter March 17, 1675 Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer March 17, 1664 Georg Osterreich, composer March 17, 1628 Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian March 17, 1578 Francesco Albana, Italian painter, Mary's Ascension March 17, 1473 James IV, king of Scotland, 1488-1513 |