17 October Births

Published : 17 Oct 2017, 10:58

Jagoroniya Desk

October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

503 – Lý Nam Đế, first emperor of Vietnam (d. 548)
1253 – Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (d. 1303)
1493 – Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)
1500 – Alonso de Orozco Mena, Spanish Roman Catholic priest (d. 1591)
1577 – Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)
1577 – Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
1582 – Johann Gerhard, German theologian and academic (d. 1637)
1587 – Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)
1623 – Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1687)
1629 – Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (d. 1646)
1688 – Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (d. 1726)
1711 – Jupiter Hammon, American poet (d. 1806)
1719 – Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic (d. 1792)
1720 – Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)
1725 – John Wilkes, English journalist and politician (d. 1797)
1729 – Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic (d. 1817)
1760 – Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher (d. 1825)
1810 – Adolphe-Félix Cals, French painter (d. 1880)
1811 – Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American pastor and educator (d. 1876)
1813 – Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (d. 1837)
1814 – Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian historian, scholar, and poet (d. 1888)
1817 – Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)
1845 – John J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1921)
1853 – Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
1859 – Childe Hassam, American painter and illustrator (d. 1935)
1864 – Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1943)
1865 – James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1950)
1881 – Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (d. 1959)
1886 – Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)
1890 – Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)
1892 – Theodor Eicke, German SS general (d. 1943)
1892 – Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (d. 1983)
1895 – Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (d. 1982)
1898 – Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)
1898 – Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet (d. 1971)
1900 – C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1932)
1900 – Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)
1902 – Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)
1903 – Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (d. 1940)
1906 – Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
1908 – Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)
1908 – Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player (d. 1980)
1908 – Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969)
1909 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981)
1910 – Ester Wier, American author (d. 2000)
1912 – Pope John Paul I (d. 1978)
1912 – Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
1912 – Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)
1913 – Faik Türün, Turkish general (d. 2003)
1914 – Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator (d. 1996)
1915 – Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1917 – Adele Stimmel Chase, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000)
1917 – Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
1917 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (d. 1991)
1917 – Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer
1917 – Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1918 – Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987)
1918 – Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014)
1919 – Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic
1920 – Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)
1920 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (d. 2010)
1921 – George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)
1921 – Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
1921 – Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian-Israeli gymnast (d. 2001)
1921 – Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)
1922 – Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2001)
1922 – Pierre Juneau, Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the Montreal World Film Festival (d. 2012)
1923 – Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
1923 – Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001)
1924 – Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010)
1924 – Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (d. 2012)
1925 – Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010)
1926 – Julie Adams, American actress
1926 – Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)
1926 – Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011)
1929 – Mário Wilson, Mozambican footballer and manager
1930 – Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer (d. 2003)
1930 – Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (d. 2003)
1930 – Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author
1931 – Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright (d. 2012)
1933 – William Anders, Hong Kong-American general and astronaut
1933 – The Singing Nun, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun (d. 1985)
1934 – Alan Garner, English author and playwright
1934 – Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (d. 2005)
1934 – Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist (d. 2015)
1935 – Sydney Chapman, English architect and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (d. 2014)
1935 – Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival
1936 – Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1936 – Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese-American seismologist and academic
1937 – Paxton Whitehead, English actor
1938 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007)
1938 – Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic
1939 – Oliver Rackham, English botanist and academic
1940 – Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor
1940 – Jim Smith, English footballer and manager
1940 – Peter Stringfellow, English businessman
1941 – Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist
1942 – Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster
1942 – Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Ronni Chasen, American publicist (d. 2010)
1946 – Michael Hossack, American drummer (d. 2012)
1946 – Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager
1946 – Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian
1946 – Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic
1946 – Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter
1947 – Gene Green, American lawyer and politician
1947 – Michael McKean, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director
1947 – Robert Post, American educator and academic
1948 – Robert Jordan, American soldier and author (d. 2007)
1948 – Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress
1948 – George Wendt, American actor and comedian
1949 – Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados
1949 – Bill Hudson, American musician and actor
1950 – Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal
1950 – Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)
1951 – Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater
1951 – Roger Pontare, Swedish singer
1951 – Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist
1953 – Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader
1954 – Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer
1955 – Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
1956 – Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut
1956 – Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina
1956 – Stephen Palumbi, American academic and author
1957 – Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer
1957 – Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster
1957 – Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor
1958 – Howard Alden, American guitarist
1958 – Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Craig Murray, British diplomat
1959 – Ron Drummond, American author and scholar
1959 – Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2016)
1959 – Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1959 – Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic
1959 – Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic
1960 – Guy Henry, English actor
1960 – Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer
1960 – Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (d. 2013)
1960 – Philippe Sands, American lawyer and academic
1961 – David Means, American short story writer
1962 – Glenn Braggs, American baseball player
1962 – Mike Judge, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
1963 – Sergio Goycochea, Argentinian footballer and journalist
1963 – Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Toby Young, English journalist and academic
1964 – Gregg Wallace, English television presenter
1965 – Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
1966 – Shaun Edwards, English rugby player and coach
1966 – Danny Ferry, American basketball player and manager
1966 – Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and sportscaster
1967 – Simon Segars, English businessman
1967 – Nathalie Tauziat, French tennis player
1968 – Graeme Le Saux, English footballer and sportscaster
1968 – Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor
1968 – David Robertson, Scottish footballer and manager
1969 – Ernie Els, South African golfer and sportscaster
1969 – Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor
1969 – Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
1970 – John Mabry, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1970 – Blues Saraceno, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1971 – Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1971 – Kim Ljung, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bass player
1972 – Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor
1972 – Tarkan, German-Turkish singer
1972 – Joe McEwing, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1973 – Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer and coach
1974 – Ariel Levy, American journalist and author
1974 – Matthew Macfadyen, English actor
1974 – Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboard player
1974 – John Rocker, American baseball player
1974 – Dhondup Wangchen, Chinese director and producer
1975 – Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer
1976 – Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
1976 – Kevin Maher, English-Irish footballer and coach
1977 – Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer
1977 – Alimi Ballard, American actor and producer
1977 – Bryan Bertino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Ryan McGinley, American photographer
1977 – André Villas-Boas, Portuguese footballer and manager
1978 – Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach
1978 – Chuka Umunna, English lawyer and politician
1979 – Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer-songwriter and violinist
1979 – Alexandros Nikolaidis, Greek martial artist
1979 – Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
1979 – Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
1980 – Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver
1980 – Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
1980 – Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
1981 – Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer
1982 – Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer
1983 – Milica Brozovic, Serbian-Russian figure skater
1983 – Felicity Jones, English actress
1983 – Toshihiro Matsushita, Japanese footballer
1983 – Riki Miura, Japanese actor
1983 – Junichi Miyashita, Japanese swimmer
1983 – Ivan Saenko, Russian footballer
1983 – Mitch Talbot, American baseball player
1983 – Vitali Teleš, Estonian footballer
1984 – Jared Tallent, Australian race walker
1984 – Randall Munroe, American author and illustrator
1984 – Luke Rockhold, American mixed martial artist
1984 – Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bandleader
1985 – Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player
1985 – Collins John, Dutch footballer
1985 – Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
1985 – Tomokazu Nagira, Japanese footballer
1986 – Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player
1986 – Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater
1987 – Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress and singer
1987 – Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
1987 – Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer
1989 – Oleksandr Isakov, Ukrainian swimmer
1990 – Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer
1990 – Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer
1990 – Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player
2001 – Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer

Source: wikipedia

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