Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In October - 17

1920  On this day in history birth of miguel Delibes, Spanish writer   

1921  On October - 17 birth of george Mackey Brown, poet   

1921  On this day in history birth of maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952)   

1921  On this day in history birth of pricilla Lanford Buckly, editor/columnist (National Review)   

1921  On this day in history birth of tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor (Steve Allen Show, Newhart)   

1922  On October - 17 birth of louis Benjamin, showman   

1922  Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive was born on this day in history.   

1922  Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian composer (d. 2001) was born on October - 17.   

1923  Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004) was born on October - 17.   

1926  Beverly Garland, Santa Cruz Calif, actress (My 3 Sons) was born on October - 17.   

1926  Julie Adams, Waterloo Iowa, actress (Yancy Derringer, Code Red) was born on this day in history.   

1926  Karl Gordon Henize, Cincinnati Ohio, astronaut (STS 51-F) was born on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history birth of ivan Marinov, composer   

1928  On October - 17 birth of james "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953)   

1928  Zacharias J de Beer, S African physician/MP (DP) was born on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history birth of ram Da-Oz, composer   

1930  Angelo Paccignini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1930  Jimmy Breslin, Queens NYC, columnist (NY Post, News, Newsday) was born on October - 17.   

1930  On this day in history birth of robert Atkins, American nutritionist (d. 2003)   

1931  On this day in history birth of ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer   

1932  Gundaris Pone, composer was born on this day in history.   

1932  On October - 17 birth of paul Anderson, US, light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956)   

1932  William J Hughes, (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1975- ) was born on this day in history.   

1933  William A Anders, Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8) was born on this day in history.   

1933  Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun (d. 1985) was born on October - 17.   

1934  On this day in history birth of barend P Tammeling, Dutch journalist (Trouw, Groninger Gezinsbode)   

1934  Johnny Haynes, English footballer (d. 2005) was born on October - 17.   

1935  On this day in history birth of alan Brown, cricketer (Engld opening attack Brown & White vs Pak 1961)   

1936  David Hobson, (Rep-R-Ohio) was born on this day in history.   

1936  Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese seismologist was born on October - 17.   

1937  On October - 17 birth of paxton Whitehead, English actor   

1938  Robert "Evel" Knievel, motorcycle daredevil (Snake River Canyon) was born on October - 17.   

1940  On October - 17 birth of peter Stringfellow, British nightclub owner   

1940  Jim Smith, English footballer and manager was born on this day in history.   

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0532  On October - 17 boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On October - 17 jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on October - 17.   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on October - 17.   

1638  On October - 17 death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  On October - 17 death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)