Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant was born on this day in history.   

1913  Rudy York, American baseball player (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

1913  Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989) was born on August - 17.   

1914  Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) was born on August - 17.   

1916  On this day in history birth of eleanor Steber, opera singer   

1916  John de Young, resistance fighter was born on August - 17.   

1917  P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) was born on this day in history.   

1917  On August - 17 birth of safa Khulusi, writer   

1918  On August - 17 birth of mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings)   

1920  Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) was born on August - 17.   

1921  On August - 17 birth of geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer   

1921  On this day in history birth of maureen O'Hara, [Fitzsimmons], Dublin, actress (Miracle on 34th St)   

1922  Paul Wiens, writer was born on August - 17.   

1922  Ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days) was born on August - 17.   

1922  Roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's) was born on August - 17.   

1923  On this day in history birth of anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch)   

1923  Larry Rivers, [Grossberg], NYC, painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953) was born on August - 17.   

1924  Evan S Connell, US writer was born on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 17 birth of helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian   

1924  John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk) was born on this day in history.   

1924  Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist was born on this day in history.   

1925  John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) was born on August - 17.   

1925  John Howard Purnell, scientist was born on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history birth of haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)   

1926  Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (Le Dernier Metro) was born on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 17 birth of jiang Zemin, Chinese politician   

1926  George Melly, British singer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

1927  Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) was born on August - 17.   

1927  On August - 17 birth of robert Moore, Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana)   

1928  On August - 17 birth of jean R Adams, entomologist   

1928  Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer was born on August - 17.   

1928  Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host was born on this day in history.   

1929  Francis Gary Powers, US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident) was born on August - 17.   

1930  James Gulliver, businessman was born on August - 17.   

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48