Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant was born on August - 17.   

1913  Rudy York, American baseball player (d. 1970) was born on August - 17.   

1913  On August - 17 birth of oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)   

1914  On August - 17 birth of franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)   

1916  Eleanor Steber, opera singer was born on August - 17.   

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

1917  P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) was born on August - 17.   

1917  Safa Khulusi, writer was born on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history birth of mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings)   

1920  On August - 17 birth of georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire)   

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

1921  Maureen O'Hara, [Fitzsimmons], Dublin, actress (Miracle on 34th St) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 17 birth of roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's)   

1923  Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch) was born on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history birth of larry Rivers, [Grossberg], NYC, painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953)   

1924  On August - 17 birth of evan S Connell, US writer   

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

1924  John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk) was born on August - 17.   

1924  Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist was born on August - 17.   

1925  John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) was born on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history birth of john Howard Purnell, scientist   

1926  Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) was born on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history birth of jean Poiret, French actor/writer (Le Dernier Metro)   

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

1926  On August - 17 birth of george Melly, British singer (d. 2007)   

1927  On this day in history birth of bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)   

1927  Robert Moore, Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana) was born on this day in history.   

1928  Jean R Adams, entomologist was born on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history birth of thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer   

1928  Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host was born on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

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

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

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

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48