Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1913  On August - 17 birth of w. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant   

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

1913  On this day in history birth of oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)   

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

1916  On August - 17 birth of eleanor Steber, opera singer   

1916  On August - 17 birth of john de Young, resistance fighter   

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

1917  On August - 17 birth of safa Khulusi, writer   

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

1922  On this day in history birth of paul Wiens, writer   

1922  Ralph Roberts, Salisbury NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history birth of evan S Connell, US writer   

1924  Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian was born on August - 17.   

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  On August - 17 birth of haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)   

1926  Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (Le Dernier Metro) was born on August - 17.   

1926  Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician was born on August - 17.   

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

1927  Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) was born on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history birth of robert Moore, Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana)   

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  On this day in history birth of willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host   

1929  On this day in history birth of francis Gary Powers, US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident)   

1930  On August - 17 birth of james Gulliver, businessman   

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

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.   

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

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