Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1930  Ted Hughes, British poet laureate was born on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 17 birth of glenn Corbett, American actor (d. 1993)   

1931  On this day in history birth of alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Fran, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1956) [or 1/1/21]   

1932  On this day in history birth of chet Allen, Chickasha Okla, actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter)   

1932  On August - 17 birth of vidiadhar S Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist (Middle Passage)   

1933  Eugene F. Kranz, American NASA executive was born on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history birth of mark Dinning, American singer (d. 1986)   

1934  On August - 17 birth of maureen Connally, champion tennis player (Wimbledon)   

1935  Oleg Tabakov, Russian actor was born on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history birth of ivan Parik, composer   

1936  On this day in history birth of floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. 2007)   

1937  On this day in history birth of yevgeni Aleksandrovich Illyin, Russia, cosmonaut   

1938  On this day in history birth of abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Muslim cleric   

1938  On this day in history birth of theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician   

1939  On August - 17 birth of luther Allison, Mayflower Ark, rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming)   

1939  Anthony Valentine, British actor was born on this day in history.   

1940  David E Price, (Rep-D-North Carolina) was born on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history birth of thomas Williams, US, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1960)   

1941  On August - 17 birth of boog Powell, baseball player (AL MVP 1970)   

1941  On August - 17 birth of ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria (1985- )   

1943  Edward Cowie, composer was born on August - 17.   

1943  Koos Postema, editor-in-chief (Vrije Volk)/Dutch TV host was born on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history birth of robert De Niro, NYC, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver)   

1943  On August - 17 birth of yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)   

1943  Dave "Snaker" Ray, American musician (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 17 birth of lawrence Joseph Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, Billionaire   

1946  On August - 17 birth of hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo)   

1947  Gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops) was born on August - 17.   

1948  On August - 17 birth of bo Rucker, Tampa FL, actor (Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up)   

1948  On August - 17 birth of rod MacDonald, American musician   

1949  Sib Hashian, Boston Mass, rock drummer (Boston) was born on August - 17.   

1949  On this day in history birth of norm Coleman, American politician   

1951  On this day in history birth of alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

1951  On August - 17 birth of robert Joy, Montreal Quebec, actor (Big Shots, Suicide Club)   

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0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

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

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

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

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

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