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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Scott Adkins
Actor
17-Jun-1976   Undisputed II and III
George A. Akerlof
Economist
17-Jun-1940   Asymmetric markets
Joaquin Almunia
Politician
17-Jun-1948   EU Economic Affairs Commissioner
Elmer L. Andersen
Politician
17-Jun-1909 15-Nov-2004 Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63
William Robert Anderson
Military
17-Jun-1921 25-Feb-2007 Commander, USS Nautilus
Mohamed El Baradei
Government
17-Jun-1942   UN International Atomic Energy Agency
Art Bell
Radio Personality
17-Jun-1945   Radio talk show host specializing in UFO's
Bobby Bell
Football
17-Jun-1940   Linebacker, NFL Hall of Famer
Ralph Bellamy
Actor
17-Jun-1904 29-Nov-1991 Trading Places
Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua
Religion
17-Jun-1923 31-Jan-2012 Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, 1987-2003
Jello Biafra
Singer
17-Jun-1958   Dead Kennedys
Kyle Boller
Football
17-Jun-1981   Baltimore Ravens QB
Juan Maria Bordaberry
Head of State
17-Jun-1928 17-Jul-2011 President of Uruguay, 1972-76
Martin Bormann
Government
17-Jun-1900 2-May-1945 Adolf Hitler's adjutant
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Educator
17-Jun-1919 8-Nov-1988 President of Yale, 1963-77
Harry Browne
Politician
17-Jun-1933 1-Mar-2006 Libertarian candidate for President
Christy Canyon
Pornstar
17-Jun-1966   Jugs and Kisses, Your Ass My Tongue
King Charles XII
Royalty
17-Jun-1682 30-Nov-1718 King of Sweden, 1697-1718
Linda Chavez
Activist
17-Jun-1947   Neoconservative activist, pundit
Thomas Haden Church
Actor
17-Jun-1960   Lowell Mather on Wings
Charles Coburn
Actor
17-Jun-1877 30-Aug-1961 The More the Merrier
Tom Corbett
Politician
17-Jun-1949   Governor of Pennsylvania
Kami Cotler
Actor
17-Jun-1965   Elizabeth Walton on The Waltons
Thomas George Cowling
Mathematician
17-Jun-1906 16-Jun-1990 Cowling model
Sir William Crookes
Chemist
17-Jun-1832 4-Apr-1919 Discovered element Thallium
Kelly Curtis
Actor
17-Jun-1956   Daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Arthur Darvill
Actor
17-Jun-1982   Rory Williams on Doctor Who
King Edward I
Royalty
17-Jun-1239 7-Jul-1307 Conquered Wales, persecuted Jews
M. C. Escher
Artist
17-Jun-1898 27-Mar-1972 Illogical lithographer
Ernie Eves
Politician
17-Jun-1946   Premier of Ontario, 2002-03
Sammy Fain
Composer
17-Jun-1902 6-Dec-1989 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Bobby Farrelly
Film Director
17-Jun-1958   A Farrelly Brother
Louise Fazenda
Actor
17-Jun-1895 17-Apr-1962 The Old Maid
Red Foley
Country Musician
17-Jun-1910 19-Sep-1968 Country crooner, wrote Old Shep
Will Forte
Actor
17-Jun-1970   Saturday Night Live
Tommy Franks
Military
17-Jun-1945   Former C-in-C, US Central Command
Lucio Fulci
Film Director
17-Jun-1927 13-Mar-1996 The Beyond
Jacob H. Gilbert
Politician
17-Jun-1920 27-Feb-1981 Congressman from New York, 1960-71
Peter Giles
Musician
17-Jun-1944   First or second Giles of Giles, Giles and Fripp
Newt Gingrich
Politician
17-Jun-1943   Speaker of the House, 1995-99
C. Henry Gordon
Actor
17-Jun-1884 3-Dec-1940 Scarface
Charles Gounod
Composer
17-Jun-1818 18-Oct-1893 Faust
Jon Gries
Actor
17-Jun-1957   Broots on The Pretender
Heinz Guderian
Military
17-Jun-1888 14-May-1954 German WWII general, Panzer tactician
Setsuko Hara
Actor
17-Jun-1920   Noriko Trilogy
John Hersey
Novelist
17-Jun-1914 24-Mar-1993 A Bell for Adano
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
Football
17-Jun-1923 28-Jan-2004 LA Rams halfback 1949-57
H. Guy Hunt
Politician
17-Jun-1933 30-Jan-2009 Governor of Alabama, 1987-93
Jennifer Irwin
Actor
17-Jun-1975   Linda Michaels on Still Standing
François Jacob
Scientist
17-Jun-1920   Operon theory of genetic control
James Weldon Johnson
Author
17-Jun-1871 26-Jun-1938 God's Trombones
Bryn Jones
Musician
17-Jun-1961 14-Jan-1999 Muslimgauze
Chloe Jones
Pornstar
17-Jun-1975 2-Jun-2005 Where the Boys Aren't 17
Marcy Kaptur
Politician
17-Jun-1946   Congresswoman, Ohio 9th
Greg Kinnear
Actor
17-Jun-1963   Talk Soup
Evalyn Knapp
Actor
17-Jun-1908 12-Jun-1981 His Private Secretary
Duncan Lamont
Actor
17-Jun-1918 19-Dec-1978 The Golden Coach
Keith Larsen
Actor
17-Jun-1924 13-Dec-2006 Northwest Passage
Joshua Leonard
Actor
17-Jun-1975   The Blair Witch Project
Mark Linn-Baker
Actor
17-Jun-1954   Larry on Perfect Strangers
Ken Livingstone
Politician
17-Jun-1945   Mayor of London, 2000-08
Ken Loach
Film Director
17-Jun-1936   My Name is Joe
William Lucking
Actor
17-Jun-1941   Piney on Sons of Anarchy
Peter Lupus
Actor
17-Jun-1932   Willy Armitage on Mission: Impossible
Barry Manilow
Singer/Songwriter
17-Jun-1943   I Write The Songs
Hans Mark
Physicist
17-Jun-1929   US Air Force Secretary, 1979-81
Eddy Merckx
Cyclist
17-Jun-1945   Five time winner, Tour de France
James W. Michaels
Journalist
17-Jun-1921 2-Oct-2007 Longtime Forbes editor
Grant Mitchell
Actor
17-Jun-1874 1-May-1957 Father Is a Prince
Michael Monroe
Singer
17-Jun-1962   Lead singer, Hanoi Rocks
Erin Murphy
Actor
17-Jun-1964   Tabitha on Bewitched
Jack Murtha
Politician
17-Jun-1932 8-Feb-2010 Pennsylvania Congressman, 1974-2010
Ted Nelson
Computer Programmer
17-Jun-1937   Hypertext pioneer, Xanadu
George M. O'Brien
Politician
17-Jun-1917 18-Jul-1986 Congressman from Illinois, 1973-86
Rod Paige
Government
17-Jun-1933   US Secretary of Education, 2000-04
Jason Patric
Actor
17-Jun-1966   The Lost Boys
Joe Piscopo
Comic
17-Jun-1951   Saturday Night Live
Mercer Reynolds
Politician
17-Jun-1945   Chief fundraiser behind GWB presidential campaigns
Gregg Rolie
Musician
17-Jun-1947   Co-Founder of Santana and Journey
Paulina Rubio
Singer
17-Jun-1971   Pau-Latina
Jeremiah M. Rusk
Politician
17-Jun-1830 21-Nov-1893 Governor of Wisconsin, 1882-89
Burt Rutan
Scientist
17-Jun-1943   Homebrew aircraft guru
Lee Ryan
Musician
17-Jun-1983   Member of boy band Blue
James Shigeta
Actor
17-Jun-1933   Flower Drum Song
Michael Showalter
Comic
17-Jun-1970   The State
Alexander Shulgin
Chemist
17-Jun-1925   Rediscovered MDMA
Russell Simpson
Actor
17-Jun-1880 12-Dec-1959 The Grapes of Wrath
William C. Steere, Jr.
Business
17-Jun-1936   CEO of Pfizer, 1991-2001
Eric Stefani
Musician
17-Jun-1967   No Doubt founder, Simpsons animator
Michael L. Strang
Politician
17-Jun-1929   Congressman from Colorado, 1985-87
Igor Stravinsky
Composer
17-Jun-1882 6-Apr-1971 The Rite of Spring
Lee Tamahori
Film Director
17-Jun-1950   Once Were Warriors
J. André Teixeira
Business
17-Jun-1952   President of Coca-Cola Russia, 1998-2001
Abel P. Upshur
Attorney
17-Jun-1790 28-Feb-1844 US Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43
Carl Van Vechten
Novelist
17-Jun-1880 21-Dec-1964 Patron of the Harlem Renaissance
Ruth Graves Wakefield
Chef
17-Jun-1903 10-Jan-1977 Accidental inventor of chocolate chip cookies
Jude Wanniski
Columnist
17-Jun-1936 29-Aug-2005 Supply-side theorist
Tori Welles
Pornstar
17-Jun-1967   Girligan's Island
John Wesley
Religion
17-Jun-1703 2-Mar-1791 Founder of Methodism
Venus Williams
Tennis
17-Jun-1980   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Krzysztof Zanussi
Film Director
17-Jun-1939   A Year of the Quiet Sun


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