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November 17 Birthdays in History - November 17 Deaths - November 17 Events
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November 17, 1988 Justin Cooper actor, Liar, Liar, General Hospital November 17, 1980 Isaac Hanson, vocalist, Hansons-Do Wah November 17, 1980 [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop November 17, 1976 Dafne Zeledon, Miss Universe-Costa Rica 1996 November 17, 1974 Abbygale Williamson Arenas, Miss Universe-Photogenic, Phil, 1997 November 17, 1974 Brandon Call, actor, Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step November 17, 1974 Marc Edwards, NFL fullback for the San Francisco 49ers November 17, 1973 Scott Rehberg, tackle for the New England Patriots November 17, 1972 Ron Lewis, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals November 17, 1971 Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Evansville IN November 17, 1970 Chris Tamer, Dearborn, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins November 17, 1970 Max Huiberts, soccer player, Roda JC November 17, 1969 Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler, Japan November 17, 1968 Cacho Conde, WLAF tight end/running back, Barcelona Dragons November 17, 1967 Howard Griffith, NFL running back, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 November 17, 1967 Ronnie Devoe, Boston, vocals, New Edition, Bell Div Devoe-Candy Girl November 17, 1967 Sheila Lussier, La Mesa California, actress, Reform School, My Chauffeur November 17, 1966 Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay, America's Funniest Videos November 17, 1966 Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees November 17, 1966 Sophie Marceau, Paris, France, actress, Braveheart, L'Amour Braque November 17, 1965 Grant Connell, Regina Saskatchawan, tennis player 1996 Olympics November 17, 1965 Paul Sorrento, Somerville, Massachusetts, infielder for the Seattle Mariners November 17, 1965 Raffaella Reggi, Italy, tennis star November 17, 1965 Rob Koll, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler, Olymp-96 November 17, 1965 Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner 1988 Olympics silver November 17, 1964 Marina Tcherkasova, U.S., pairs figure skater 1980 Olympics silver November 17, 1964 Michelle Knox-Zaloom, Annapolis, Maryland, rower 1996 Olympics November 17, 1963 Marco T Dawson, Freising Germany, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milw-2nd November 17, 1963 Pedro Luis Estrada, born in Brooklyn, New York, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List November 17, 1962 Eric Olson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Apple's Way November 17, 1961 Merete Van Kemp, Denmark, actress, Grace-Dallas, Princess Daisy November 17, 1960 Jonathan Ross, British talk show host, Tall Guy November 17, 1960 RuPaul, drag queen/model/actor, RuPaul Show November 17, 1959 William R Moses, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cole-Falcon Crest November 17, 1958 Allison Finney, Winnetka, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1989 Standard Register November 17, 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Color of Money November 17, 1957 Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964 November 17, 1955 Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee November 17, 1955 Peter Cox, rocker, Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down November 17, 1955 Yolanda King, actress, Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi November 17, 1953 Dino Martin, Jr., rocker November 17, 1953 Jilly Johnson, England, vocalist, Blonde on Blonde November 17, 1952 M Cyril Ramaphosa, sec-gen of South African Mine Workers' Union November 17, 1952 Roman Codreanu, Romania, wrestler, Olympic-1980 November 17, 1951 Dean Paul Martin, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Billy-Misfits of Science November 17, 1950 Roland Matthes, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke, Oly-gold-1968, 72 November 17, 1949 John Boehner, Rep-R-Ohio November 17, 1949 Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler 1972 Olympics bronze November 17, 1948 Jaime Huelamo, Spain, cyclist 1972 Olympics bronze drug disqualified November 17, 1948 Howard Dean, American Politician November 17, 1947 Rod Clements, rocker November 17, 1947 Stewkey, [Robert Antoni], rocker November 17, 1946 Martin Barre, British pop guitarist, Jethro Tull November 17, 1945 Elvin Hayes, NBA star, San Diego, Houston, Baltimore November 17, 1945 Jeremy Hanley, British Lower house member November 17, 1945 Roland Joffe, director, City of Joy, Mission, Killing Fields November 17, 1944 Danny DeVito, Neptune, New Jersey, actor, Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins November 17, 1944 Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist November 17, 1944 Lorne Michaels, [Lipowitz], born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, SNL November 17, 1944 Tom Seaver, pitcher, New York Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young '69 '73 '75 November 17, 1943 Lauren Hutton, [Mary], Charleston, South Carolina, model/actress, American Gigolo November 17, 1942 Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress, Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden November 17, 1942 Bob Gaudio, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Four Seasons-Sherry November 17, 1942 Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir, Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ November 17, 1941 Gene Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist and guitarist, Byrds November 17, 1941 Peter Hoagland, Rep-D-Nebraska November 17, 1938 Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer November 17, 1938 Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger, Sundown November 17, 1938 Peter Snell, NZ, 800m/1500m runner, Olympics gold 1960, 64 November 17, 1938 Thomas Black, English industrial/auto collector November 17, 1937 Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian, Bedazzled November 17, 1937 Peter Cook, British Writer November 17, 1936 Leni van Rijn-Vellekoop, Dutch MP, PvdA November 17, 1935 Anton Sailer, Austria, skier, Olympic-3 golds-1956 November 17, 1934 James M Inhofe, Rep-R-Oklahoma November 17, 1934 James Inhofe, American Politician November 17, 1930 Bob Mathias, Tulare California, decathelete, Olympics gold 1948, 52 November 17, 1930 Brian Joseph Lenihan, politician November 17, 1930 David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Splendor in the Grass November 17, 1929 Edgar White, U.S., yachtsman 1952 Olympics gold November 17, 1929 Pieter A H Bos, Dutch lawyer/attorney general on Aruba November 17, 1929 Sumner White, U.S., yachtsman 1952 Olympics gold November 17, 1928 Colin McDonald, cricketer, stalwart Australian opening bat for 1950's November 17, 1927 Ellis Hillman, politician November 17, 1925 Charles Mackerras, Schenectady, New York, Australian conductor November 17, 1925 Colin Campbell Mitchell, soldier November 17, 1925 Libby Newman, painter/printmaker/curator November 17, 1925 Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms November 17, 1924 Lucas J "Luc" Lutz, Dutch actor and director, Hague Comedy November 17, 1923 Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer, all-time great NZ left-handed bat November 17, 1923 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, British professor of law November 17, 1922 Emile Noel, international civil servant November 17, 1921 Fre [Frederik] Meis, Dutch MP, Communist November 17, 1919 Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger, Olympic Hymn November 17, 1919 Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist November 17, 1917 Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento California, TV host, Jackie Gleason Show November 17, 1916 Winson Hudson, community activist, rural Mississippi November 17, 1914 Archie Campbell, Bullsgap Tennessee, comedian, Hee Haw November 17, 1911 Charles Walters, U.S., actor/choreographer/director, Easter parade November 17, 1911 Nobutaka Shikanai, Japans media CEO, Fujisankei Com Group November 17, 1911 William Tannen, New York City, actor, Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull November 17, 1909 Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer, Heart of the Matter November 17, 1906 Betty Bronson, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night November 17, 1906 Soichiro Honda, Japan, founder/CEO, Honda Motor Co November 17, 1905 Arthur Chipperfield, cricketer, Aus batsman and leggie 99 on Test debut November 17, 1905 Astrid Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden November 17, 1905 Mischa Auer, [Ounskowsky], St. Petersburg Rus, actor, My Man Godfrey November 17, 1905 Wazyk, [Adam Wagman], Polish poet and author, Eyes and Mouth November 17, 1904 Isamu Noguchi, sculptor, 1963 Fine Arts Medal November 17, 1903 Joseph Kaminski, composer November 17, 1902 Eugene Paul Wigner, mathematician/physicist, A Bomb, Nobel 1963 November 17, 1902 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, And Justice for All November 17, 1902 Eugene Wigner, American Physicist November 17, 1901 Joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer, 4 time British Amateur champ November 17, 1901 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night November 17, 1901 Max Zehnder, composer November 17, 1901 Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer November 17, 1901 Walter Hallstein, West German politician, CDU, Hallstein doctrine November 17, 1900 Marcel Dalio, Paris, actor, Casablanca November 17, 1899 Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist, Coup of Trafalgar November 17, 1897 Ed Baker, Davis, West Virginia, actor, Keystone Kops November 17, 1897 Frank Fay, born in San Francisco, California, actor, God's Gift to Women, Love Nest November 17, 1897 Sara Haden, Galveston, Texas, actress, A Family Affair November 17, 1894 Eelco van Kleffens, minister of Foreign affairs, 1939-46, /diplomat November 17, 1894 Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece, 1944, 50-51 November 17, 1892 Max Deutsch, composer November 17, 1891 Guido Pannain, composer November 17, 1891 Jean Del Val, [Gautier], France, actor, Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces November 17, 1890 Jack Cusack, pro football pioneer, Canton Bulldogs November 17, 1888 Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress, It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie November 17, 1887 Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall, WW II-African campaign November 17, 1887 Bernard Law Montgomery, British Soldier November 17, 1886 Crane Wilbur, Athens, New York, dir/writer, Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo November 17, 1885 Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman, Belgian Workers Party November 17, 1883 Harold Baumgartner, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1913 November 17, 1881 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP November 17, 1879 Gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar November 17, 1878 Grace Abbott, Grand Island, Nebraska, social worker, US Children Bureau November 17, 1876 Baron Joseph van de Meulebroeck, mayor, Brussels, Belgium November 17, 1865 John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer, Plaskett's twins November 17, 1859 Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer November 17, 1854 Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense, 1916-17 November 17, 1837 David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao November 17, 1837 Derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor November 17, 1837 Willem Coenen, composer November 17, 1834 Stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1863 November 17, 1826 John McArthur, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1906 November 17, 1816 August W. Ambros, Austria musicologist, History of Music November 17, 1814 Joseph Finegan, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1885 November 17, 1808 Alberich Zwyssig, composer November 17, 1799 Titian Ramsey Peale, U.S., artist/naturalist, American Ornithology November 17, 1794 John Barrien Montgomery, Commander Union Navy, died in 1873 November 17, 1790 August Ferdinand Mobius, mathematician, inventor, Mobius strip November 17, 1787 Michele Carafa, composer November 17, 1773 Mihaly Csokonai Vitez, Hungarian poet, Bekaegerhartz November 17, 1771 Jonathan Huntington, composer November 17, 1755 Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France, 1814-24 November 17, 1690 Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist November 17, 1594 Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer, Treasure of Health November 17, 1503 Il Bronzino, Florentine painter, Eleanor de Toledo and her Son November 17, 331 Flavius Claudius Julianus, [Julian the Apostate], emperor |