Born:
Roland Matthes, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 4 Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Silver Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Bronze Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics
More Notable Birthdays on November 17: 1966 - Sophie Marceau, Paris, France, actress, Braveheart, L'Amour Braque
1944 - Danny DeVito, Neptune, New Jersey, actor, Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins
1944 - Tom Seaver, pitcher, New York Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young 1969, 1973, 1975
1942 - Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir, Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ
1938 - Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger, Sundown
