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History Births on July 17

Geezer Butler, English bass player and songwriter

#Geezer_Butler

In 1949

Natasha Hamilton, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Natasha_Hamilton

In 1982

Osmond Borradaile, Canadian soldier and cinematographer (d. 1999)

#Osmond_Borradaile

In 1898

Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

#Julie_Bishop

In 1956

Lacey Von Erich, American wrestler

#Lacey_Von_Erich

In 1986

Antoine de Créqui Canaples, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1574)

#Antoine_de_Créqui_Canaples

In 1531

Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran

#Ali_Khamenei

In 1939

Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia

#Alexander,_Crown_Prince_of_Yugoslavia

In 1945

Lou Barlow, American guitarist and songwriter

#Lou_Barlow

In 1966

Jan Wouters, Dutch footballer and manager

#Jan_Wouters

In 1960

Phyllis Diller, American actress, comedian, and voice artist (d. 2012)

#Phyllis_Diller

In 1917

Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2016)

#Carlos_Alberto_Torres

In 1944

Leif Hoste, Belgian cyclist

#Leif_Hoste

In 1977

Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer

#Neil_McGregor

In 1985

Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer and manager

#Jaap_Stam

In 1972

Adrian Fortescue, English Roman Catholic martyr (d. 1539)

#Adrian_Fortescue_(martyr)

In 1476

Eric Moulds, American football player

#Eric_Moulds

In 1973

Calbert Cheaney, American basketball player and coach

#Calbert_Cheaney

In 1971

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

#Shmuel_Yosef_Agnon

In 1888

Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (d. 2005)

#Gordon_Gould

In 1920

Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer

#Jeremih

In 1987

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan soldier and politician, President of Guatemala (d. 2003)

#Carlos_Manuel_Arana_Osorio

In 1918

Lucio Tan, Chinese-Filipino billionaire businessman and educator

#Lucio_Tan

In 1934

Bijon Bhattacharya, Indian actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1978)

#Bijon_Bhattacharya

In 1915

Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonian cyclist

#Jaan_Kirsipuu

In 1969

Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Spencer_Davis

In 1939

Mark Bowden, American journalist and author

#Mark_Bowden

In 1951

Mohammad Hasan Sharq, Afghan politician

#Mohammad_Hasan_Sharq

In 1925

Mary Osborne, American guitarist (d. 1992)

#Mary_Osborne

In 1921

Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (d. 1970)

#Erle_Stanley_Gardner

In 1889

Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer

#Donald_Sutherland

In 1935

Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (d. 1990)

#Eleanor_Steber

In 1914

Ismail I of Iran (d. 1524)

#Ismail_I

In 1487

Jason Rullo, American drummer

#Jason_Rullo

In 1972

George Barnes, American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (d. 1977)

#George_Barnes_(musician)

In 1921

Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920)

#Alexius_Meinong

In 1853

Christiane Rochefort, French author (d. 1998)

#Christiane_Rochefort

In 1917

Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2019)

#Diahann_Carroll

In 1935

Darude, Finnish DJ and producer

#Darude

In 1975

Suzanne Moore, English journalist

#Suzanne_Moore

In 1958

Angela Merkel, German chemist and politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany

#Angela_Merkel

In 1954

Craig Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Craig_Morgan

In 1965

Elizabeth Cook, American singer and guitarist

#Elizabeth_Cook

In 1972

Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (d. 2015)

#Luc_Bondy

In 1948

Nicolette Larson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)

#Nicolette_Larson

In 1952

Nancy Giles, American journalist and actress

#Nancy_Giles

In 1960

Sten Tolgfors, Swedish lawyer and politician, 30th Swedish Minister of Defence

#Sten_Tolgfors

In 1966

Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor

#Jeremy_Hardy

In 1961

Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010)

#Art_Linkletter

In 1912

Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress

#Catherine_Schell

In 1944

James Cagney, American actor and dancer (d. 1986)

#James_Cagney

In 1899

Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician and academic

#Sergei_K._Godunov

In 1929

Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player

#Darius_Boyd

In 1987

Christina Stead, Australian author and academic (d. 1983)

#Christina_Stead

In 1902

Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver

#Jan_Charouz

In 1987

Quino, Spanish-Argentinian cartoonist

#Quino

In 1932

Andrew Robathan, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces

#Andrew_Robathan

In 1951

Tengku Sulaiman Shah, Malaysian corporate figure

#Tengku_Sulaiman_Shah

In 1950

Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (d. 1916)

#Ephraim_Shay

In 1839

Bob Taylor, English cricketer

#Bob_Taylor_(cricketer)

In 1941

Gino D'Acampo, Italian chef and author

#Gino_D'Acampo

In 1976

Wojciech Kilar, Polish pianist and composer (d. 2013)

#Wojciech_Kilar

In 1932

Xianfeng Emperor of China (d. 1861)

#Xianfeng_Emperor

In 1831

Marc Savard, Canadian ice hockey player

#Marc_Savard

In 1977

Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator

#Hermann_Huppen

In 1938

Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist

#Nico_Mattan

In 1971

Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player

#Ryan_Miller

In 1980

Sylvie Léonard, Canadian actress and screenwriter

#Sylvie_Léonard

In 1955

Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician (d. 1910)

#Leander_Clark

In 1823

Gale Garnett, New Zealand-born Canadian singer

#Gale_Garnett

In 1942

John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1848)

#John_Jacob_Astor

In 1763

Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver (d. 1994)

#Luigi_Chinetti

In 1901

Benjamin Mendy, French footballer

#Benjamin_Mendy

In 1994

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

#Camilla,_Duchess_of_Cornwall

In 1947

Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer

#Lucie_Arnaz

In 1951

Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)

#Lou_Boudreau

In 1917

William Gargan, American actor (d. 1979)

#William_Gargan

In 1905

Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player

#Loui_Eriksson

In 1985

Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter

#Tim_Brooke-Taylor

In 1940

Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist

#Cory_Doctorow

In 1971

Robin Shou, Hong Kong martial artist and actor

#Robin_Shou

In 1960

Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer

#Andre_Adams

In 1975

Bruno Jasie?ski, Polish poet and author (d. 1938)

#Bruno_Jasie?ski

In 1901

Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (d. 1966)

#Georges_Lemaître

In 1894

Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. 1991)

#Berenice_Abbott

In 1898

Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author

#Paul_Stamets

In 1955

Connie Hawkins, American basketball player (d. 2017)

#Connie_Hawkins

In 1942

Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (d. 2014)

#Keiko_Awaji

In 1933

Henri Nathansen, Danish director and playwright (d. 1944)

#Henri_Nathansen

In 1868

Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (d. 1748)

#Isaac_Watts

In 1674

Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician

#Pola_Uddin,_Baroness_Uddin

In 1959

Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010)

#Édouard_Carpentier

In 1926

Panda Bear, American musician and songwriter

#Panda_Bear_(musician)

In 1978

J. Michael Straczynski, American author, screenwriter, and producer

#J._Michael_Straczynski

In 1954

Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 2010)

#Juan_Antonio_Samaranch

In 1920

Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1759)

#Pierre_Louis_Maupertuis

In 1698

Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)

#Wolfgang_Flür

In 1947

Chris Crutcher, American novelist and short story writer

#Chris_Crutcher

In 1946

Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (d. 1997)

#Bertrand_Goldberg

In 1913

Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)

#Elbridge_Gerry

In 1744

Tom Fletcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tom_Fletcher

In 1985

Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper and singer (d. 2019)

#Matti_Nykänen

In 1963

Bruce Crump, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015)

#Bruce_Crump

In 1957

Thé Lau, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

#Thé_Lau

In 1952

Maria Salviati, Italian noblewoman (d. 1543)

#Maria_Salviati

In 1499

Don Kessinger, American baseball player and manager

#Don_Kessinger

In 1942

Marcos Senna, Brazilian-Spanish footballer

#Marcos_Senna

In 1976

Adam Lind, American baseball player

#Adam_Lind

In 1983

Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Luke_Bryan

In 1976

Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter

#Kali_Uchis

In 1994

Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (d. 2015)

#Edward_Natapei

In 1954

Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (d. 1769)

#Frederick_Christian,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Bayreuth

In 1708

Thérèse Rein, Australian businesswoman, founded Ingeus

#Thérèse_Rein

In 1958

Lionel Ferbos, American trumpet player (d. 2014)

#Lionel_Ferbos

In 1911

David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer

#David_Hasselhoff

In 1952

Mike Vogel, American actor

#Mike_Vogel

In 1979

Arthur Rothstein, American photographer and educator (d. 1985)

#Arthur_Rothstein

In 1915

Elena Anaya, Spanish actress

#Elena_Anaya

In 1975

Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)

#Jack_Laviolette

In 1879

António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

#António_Costa

In 1954

Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Regina_Belle

In 1963

Wendy Freedman, Canadian-American cosmologist and astronomer

#Wendy_Freedman

In 1957

Mark Burnett, English-American screenwriter and producer

#Mark_Burnett

In 1960

Peter Schickele, American composer and educator

#Peter_Schickele

In 1935

Charley Steiner, American journalist and sportscaster

#Charley_Steiner

In 1949

Bryan Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

#Bryan_Trottier

In 1956

Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic (d. 1856)

#Paul_Delaroche

In 1797

Scott Johnson, American cartoonist

#Scott_Johnson_(cartoonist)

In 1969

Jason Jennings, American baseball player

#Jason_Jennings

In 1978

James Somerville, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (d. 1949)

#James_Somerville

In 1882

Wong Kar-wai, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter

#Wong_Kar-wai

In 1958

Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer

#Omari_Banks

In 1982

Alex Winter, English-American actor, film director and screenwriter

#Alex_Winter

In 1965

Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1956)

#Lyonel_Feininger

In 1871

Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1886)

#Joseph-Alfred_Mousseau

In 1837

Jimmy Scott, American singer and actor (d. 2014)

#Jimmy_Scott

In 1925

Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015)

#Kenan_Evren

In 1917

Tony Pithey, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2006)

#Tony_Pithey

In 1933

Dagmara Domi?czyk, Polish-American actress

#Dagmara_Domi?czyk

In 1976

DeAngelo Smith, American football player

In 1986

Ryan Guettler, Australian motocross racer

In 1983

Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner

In 1981

Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer

In 1980

Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist

In 1978

Andrew Downton, Australian cricketer

In 1977

Anders Svensson, Swedish footballer and sportscaster

In 1976

Loretta Harrop, Australian triathlete

In 1975

Harlette, Australian-English fashion designer

In 1975

Claudio López, Argentine footballer

In 1974

Eric Williams, American basketball player

In 1972

Donny Marshall, American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1972

Letsie III of Lesotho

In 1963

Dawn Upshaw, American soprano

In 1960

Kim Barnett, English cricketer and coach

In 1960

Susan Silver, American music manager

In 1958

Robert R. McCammon, American author

In 1952

Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

In 1950

Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)

In 1948

Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet) (d. 2002)

In 1947

Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager

In 1947

Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, English educator and politician

In 1947

Ted Sampley, American POW/MIA activist (d. 2009)

In 1946

John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education

In 1945

Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer

In 1944

LaVyrle Spencer, American author and educator

In 1943

Zoot Money, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

In 1942

Achim Warmbold, German race car driver and manager

In 1941

Daryle Lamonica, American football player

In 1941

Andrée Champagne, Canadian actress and politician

In 1939

Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Maltese politician, 9th Prime Minister of Malta

In 1933

Hal Riney, American businessman, founded Publicis & Hal Riney (d. 2008)

In 1932

Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)

In 1932

Johnny Kerr, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)

In 1932

Niccolò Castiglioni, Italian composer (d. 1996)

In 1932

Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)

In 1928

Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015)

In 1926

Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (d. 2013)

In 1924

John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (d. 2000)

In 1923

Jeanne Block, American psychologist (d. 1981)

In 1923

František Zvarík, Slovak actor (d. 2008)

In 1921

Toni Stone, American baseball player (d. 1996)

In 1921

Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer (d. 1955)

In 1921

Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980)

In 1918

Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958)

In 1912

Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (d. 1999)

In 1911

Frank Olson, American chemist and microbiologist (d. 1953)

In 1910

James Coyne, Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (d. 2012)

In 1910

Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 1982)

In 1901

Marcel Dalio, French actor (d. 1983)

In 1900

Rupert Atkinson, English RAF officer (d. 1919)

In 1896

Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (d. 1939)

In 1870

John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (d. 1856)

In 1774

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (d. 1762)

In 1714

Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (d. 1766)

In 1695

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