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History Births on April 17

Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)

#Neville_McNamara

In 1923

Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee

#Yuichi_Nishimura

In 1972

Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman

#Ferdinand_Piëch

In 1937

Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model

#Luke_Mitchell

In 1985

Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (d. 1983)

#Edouard_Wyss-Dunant

In 1897

Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (d. 2016)

#Margot_Honecker

In 1927

Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner

#Pekka_Vasala

In 1948

Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

#Don_Kirshner

In 1934

Rooney Mara, American actress

#Rooney_Mara

In 1985

Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (d. 1975)

#Morgan_Taylor

In 1903

Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1811)

#Samuel_Chase

In 1741

Sean Bean, English actor

#Sean_Bean

In 1959

Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)

#Frederick_I_of_Sweden

In 1676

Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2017)

#Solly_Hemus

In 1923

Buster Williams, American jazz bassist

#Buster_Williams

In 1942

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player

#Jo-Wilfried_Tsonga

In 1985

Heidi Alexander, English politician

#Heidi_Alexander

In 1975

Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Ken_Daneyko

In 1964

Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Liz_Phair

In 1967

Lela Rochon, American actress

#Lela_Rochon

In 1964

Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (d. 1876)

#Thomas_Hazlehurst_(chapel_builder)

In 1816

Jed Lowrie, American baseball player

#Jed_Lowrie

In 1984

Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (d. 1996)

#Hervé_Bazin

In 1911

Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (d. 1927)

#Ernest_Starling

In 1866

Clare Francis, English sailor and author

#Clare_Francis

In 1946

Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1900)

#Jean-Baptiste_Accolay

In 1833

Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (d. 1975)

#Thornton_Wilder

In 1897

Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer

#Victoria_Beckham

In 1974

Marta Eggerth, Jewish-Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013)

#Marta_Eggerth

In 1912

Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper

#Maurice_Wignall

In 1976

Jenny Meadows, English runner

#Jenny_Meadows

In 1981

Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey

#Eric_Lamaze

In 1968

Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (d. 1999)

#Señor_Wences

In 1896

Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist

#Frederik_Magle

In 1977

Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar (d. 1699)

#Edward_Stillingfleet

In 1635

Jason White, Scottish rugby player

#Jason_White_(rugby_union)

In 1978

Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome

#Agostino_Vallini

In 1940

Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Maynard_James_Keenan

In 1964

Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader

#Chris_Barber

In 1930

Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (d. 1553)

#Pedro_de_Valdivia

In 1497

William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (d. 1923)

#William_R._Day

In 1849

Barnaby Joyce, Australian politician, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

#Barnaby_Joyce

In 1967

Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)

#Henry_Erskine,_10th_Earl_of_Buchan

In 1710

Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)

#Joe_Foss

In 1915

Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach

#Marquis_Grissom

In 1967

Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (d. 1976)

#Gregor_Piatigorsky

In 1903

Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (d. 1805)

#Dheeran_Chinnamalai

In 1756

Josif Pan?i?, Serbian botanist and academic (d. 1888)

#Josif_Pan?i?

In 1814

Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (d. 1983)

#Billy_Fury

In 1940

Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player

#Stanislav_Chistov

In 1983

Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)

#Chavela_Vargas

In 1919

Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1958)

#Aleksander_Klumberg

In 1899

Phil Jamieson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Phil_Jamieson

In 1977

Ian Jones, New Zealand rugby player

#Ian_Jones_(rugby_union)

In 1967

Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Redman_(rapper)

In 1970

Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (d. 2016)

#Edmonde_Charles-Roux

In 1920

Nick Hornby, English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter

#Nick_Hornby

In 1957

Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress

#Lorna_Fitzgerald

In 1996

Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (d. 1991)

#Harry_Reasoner

In 1923

Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and inventor of baseball (d. 1892)

#Alexander_Cartwright

In 1820

Joan Lorring, British actress (d. 2014)

#Joan_Lorring

In 1926

John Ford, English poet and playwright (d. 1639)

#John_Ford_(dramatist)

In 1586

Vikram, Indian actor and singer

#Vikram_(actor)

In 1966

Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer

#Paul_Nicholls_(horse_racing)

In 1962

Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (d. 1671)

#Giovanni_Battista_Riccioli

In 1598

Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (d. 2009)

#Martin_Clemens

In 1915

Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2009)

#Lester_Rodney

In 1911

Claire Sweeney, English actress

#Claire_Sweeney

In 1971

James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2015)

#James_Last

In 1929

Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player

#Andrea_Marcato

In 1983

Ryan Raburn, American baseball player

#Ryan_Raburn

In 1981

Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer

#Raffaele_Palladino

In 1984

Rachel Notley, Canadian politician

#Rachel_Notley

In 1964

Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster

#Boomer_Esiason

In 1961

Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer

#Jan_Hammer

In 1948

Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey

#Afrika_Bambaataa

In 1957

Kimberly Elise, American actress

#Kimberly_Elise

In 1967

Chad Hedrick, American speed skater

#Chad_Hedrick

In 1977

Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)

#Augustus_Edward_Hough_Love

In 1863

Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas

#Ben_Barnes_(politician)

In 1938

Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 1981)

#Nisargadatta_Maharaj

In 1897

Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)

#Donald_Richie

In 1924

Taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)

#Taksin

In 1734

Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (d. 1997)

#Helenio_Herrera

In 1910

Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (d. 1729)

#Johann_David_Heinichen

In 1683

Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper

#Paraskevi_Papachristou

In 1989

Artur Schnabel, Jewish-Polish pianist and composer (d. 1951)

#Artur_Schnabel

In 1882

Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (d. 1960)

#Louis_Jean_Heydt

In 1905

Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, German skier

#Monika_Bergmann-Schmuderer

In 1978

Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter

#Takahiro_Moriuchi

In 1988

Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (d. 2012)

#Malcolm_Browne

In 1931

Maurice Rouvier, French businessman and politician, 53rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1911)

#Maurice_Rouvier

In 1842

Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)

#Win_Maung

In 1916

Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1320)

#Michael_IX_Palaiologos

In 1277

Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player

#Chuck_Kobasew

In 1982

J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (d. 1913)

#J._P._Morgan

In 1837

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (d. 1868)

#Carl_Friedrich_Philipp_von_Martius

In 1794

John McCririck, English journalist

#John_McCririck

In 1940

Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper

#Marija_Šestak

In 1979

Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Mikael_Åkerfeldt

In 1974

Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter

#Hanna_Pakarinen

In 1981

Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)

#Pete_Shelley

In 1955

Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer

#Lachlan_Maranta

In 1992

Arthur Lake, American actor (d. 1987)

#Arthur_Lake_(actor)

In 1905

Avi Kaplan, singer and songwriter

#Avi_Kaplan

In 1989

Theo Ratliff, American basketball player

#Theo_Ratliff

In 1973

Jennifer Garner, American actress

#Jennifer_Garner

In 1972

Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver

#Riccardo_Patrese

In 1954

Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman

#Börje_Salming

In 1951

Romain Grosjean, French race car driver

#Romain_Grosjean

In 1986

Travis Roy, American ice hockey player

#Travis_Roy

In 1975

Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior

#Lagle_Parek

In 1941

Sirimavo Bandaranaike , Prime Minister of Sri Lanka , world's first female prime minister (d.2000)

#Sirimavo_Bandaranaike

In 1916

Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (d. 1996)

#Alain_Poher

In 1909

Gary Bennett, American baseball player

#Gary_Bennett_(baseball)

In 1972

Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress

#Olivia_Hussey

In 1951

A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)

#A._Thiagarajah

In 1916

Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer

#Fabián_Vargas

In 1980

Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (d. 1939)

#Ursula_Ledóchowska

In 1865

Guido Panciroli (d. 1599), Italian historian and jurist

#Guido_Panciroli

In 1523

Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player

#Eric_Brewer

In 1979

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)

#Maximilian_I,_Elector_of_Bavaria

In 1573

François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1828)

#François_de_Neufchâteau

In 1750

Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer

#Muttiah_Muralitharan

In 1972

Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player

#Brad_Boyes

In 1982

Sherrie Levine, American photographer

#Sherrie_Levine

In 1947

Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (d. 1700)

#Marguerite_Bourgeoys

In 1620

Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1941)

#Aleksander_Tõnisson

In 1875

Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1922)

#Cap_Anson

In 1852

Anja Silja, German soprano and actress

#Anja_Silja

In 1940

Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (d. 2011)

#Ronald_H._Miller

In 1938

Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984)

#Sidney_Garfield

In 1906

William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)

#William_Holden

In 1918

Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (d. 1538)

#Andrea_Gritti

In 1455

Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (d. 2015)

#Roddy_Piper

In 1954

Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer

In 1990

Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer

In 1984

Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer

In 1983

Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer

In 1981

Chris Thompson, English runner

In 1981

Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager

In 1980

Lindsay Hartley, American actress

In 1978

Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster

In 1973

Katrin Koov, Estonian architect

In 1973

Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1972

Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster

In 1972

Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer

In 1968

Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer

In 1968

Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

In 1968

Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer

In 1968

Bella Freud, English fashion designer

In 1961

Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer

In 1961

Frank J. Christensen, American labor union leader

In 1961

Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter

In 1960

Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter

In 1959

Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1959

Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013)

In 1958

Frank McDonough, British historian

In 1957

Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge

In 1957

Teri Austin, Canadian actress

In 1957

Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge

In 1956

Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer

In 1955

Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach

In 1955

Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1954

John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician

In 1952

Željko Ražnatovi?, Serbian commander (d. 2000)

In 1952

John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

In 1952

Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1952

Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (d. 2016)

In 1952

Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012)

In 1948

Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager

In 1947

Richard Field, English lawyer and judge

In 1947

Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge

In 1947

Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic

In 1943

Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)

In 1940

Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon

In 1940

Robert Miller, American art dealer (d. 2011)

In 1939

Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (d. 1988)

In 1938

Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice

In 1938

Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2012)

In 1937

Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015)

In 1935

Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic

In 1934

John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster

In 1931

Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician

In 1928

Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer

In 1928

Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist

In 1928

Victor Lownes, American businessman (d. 2017)

In 1928

Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004)

In 1926

René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989)

In 1925

Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant

In 1924

Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (d. 2008)

In 1923

Lindsay Anderson, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)

In 1923

Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2016)

In 1919

Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (d. 1999)

In 1915

Mac Raboy, American illustrator (d. 1967)

In 1914

George Davis, American art director (d. 1984)

In 1914

Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)

In 1910

Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)

In 1910

Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978)

In 1903

Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (d. 1948)

In 1895

George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (d. 1965)

In 1891

Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (d. 1954)

In 1888

Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (d. 1918)

In 1879

Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player (d. 1942)

In 1878

Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (d. 1961)

In 1878

Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (d. 1949)

In 1877

Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (d. 1840)

In 1798

Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (d. 1861)

In 1766

Pope Evaristus (d. 107)

In 44

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