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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Shmuel Agnon
Author
17-Jul-1888 17-Feb-1970 'Tmol Shilshom
Brandy Alexandre
Pornstar
17-Jul-1964   Twin Peeks, Whore of the Roses
Hardy Amies
Fashion Designer
17-Jul-1909 5-Mar-2003 Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II
Elena Anaya
Actor
17-Jul-1975   In the Land of Women
Alun Armstrong
Actor
17-Jul-1946   Brian Lane on New Tricks
Lucie Arnaz
Actor
17-Jul-1951   Daughter of Lucy and Desi
Ron Asheton
Guitarist
17-Jul-1948   Guitarist for the Stooges
John Jacob Astor
Business
17-Jul-1763 29-Mar-1848 Wealthiest man in America
Donald Barlett
Journalist
17-Jul-1936   Barlett & Steele
Hiram Bingham IV
Diplomat
17-Jul-1903 12-Jan-1988 Consul signed visas for 2000 Jews
Lou Boudreau
Baseball
17-Jul-1917 10-Aug-2001 MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer
Camilla Parker Bowles
Relative
17-Jul-1947   Prince Charles's wife, former mistress
Mark Burnett
Film/TV Producer
17-Jul-1960   Survivor, Eco-Challenge, etc.
Acquanetta
Actor
17-Jul-1921 16-Aug-2004 Captive Wild Woman
Geezer Butler
Bassist
17-Jul-1949   Bass player for Black Sabbath
James Cagney
Actor
17-Jul-1899 30-Mar-1986 New York tough guy
Diahann Carroll
Singer
17-Jul-1935   Claudine
John Carroll
Actor
17-Jul-1906 24-Apr-1979 Flying Tigers
Willis Carto
Activist
17-Jul-1926   Founder of Liberty Lobby, IHR
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Attorney
17-Jul-1935   US Attorney General, 1979-81
Jack Conway
Film Director
17-Jul-1887 11-Oct-1952 Too Hot to Handle
Alan Cottrell
Scientist
17-Jul-1919   Metallurgist at Cambridge
Marcel Dalio
Actor
17-Jul-1900 20-Nov-1983 The Sun Also Rises
Paul Delaroche
Painter
17-Jul-1797 4-Nov-1856 French academic painter; The Young Martyr
Phyllis Diller
Actor
17-Jul-1917   The original female stand-up comic
Cory Doctorow
Blogger
17-Jul-1971   Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Randolph M. Ferlic
Doctor
17-Jul-1936   Thoracic surgeon
W. Frank Fountain
Business
17-Jul-1944   Senior VP at Chrysler
Erle Stanley Gardner
Novelist
17-Jul-1889 11-Mar-1970 Creator of Perry Mason
Gale Garnett
Singer
17-Jul-1942   We’ll Sing In The Sunshine
Elbridge Gerry
Politician
17-Jul-1744 23-Nov-1814 Patron saint of Gerrymandering
Nancy Giles
Actor
17-Jul-1960   China Beach
Gordon Gould
Physicist
17-Jul-1920 16-Sep-2005 Invented the laser
Steven J. Green
Business
17-Jul-1945   US Ambassador to Singapore, 1998-2001
Guru
Rapper
17-Jul-1966   Rapper from Gang Starr
Carey Hart
Sports Figure
17-Jul-1975   Motocross racer
David Hasselhoff
Actor
17-Jul-1952   Knight Rider, Baywatch
Art Linkletter
TV Personality
17-Jul-1912   Kids Say the Darndest Things
Beth Littleford
Comic
17-Jul-1968   Daily Show correspondent
Maxim Litvinov
Government
17-Jul-1876 31-Dec-1951 Soviet foreign minister ousted in nod to Hitler
Verne Lundquist
TV Personality
17-Jul-1940   Sportscaster
Joseph W. Luter III
Business
17-Jul-1939   CEO of Smithfield Foods, 1975-2006
Angela Merkel
Politician
17-Jul-1954   Chancellor of Germany
John Cameron Monjo
Diplomat
17-Jul-1931   US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1992-95
Matti Nykänen
Sports Figure
17-Jul-1963   Olympic ski jumper
Barbara O'Neil
Actor
17-Jul-1910 3-Sep-1980 Ellen O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
Timothy Pickering
Politician
17-Jul-1745 29-Jan-1829 US Secretary of State, 1795-1800
James Purdy
Author
17-Jul-1923   Eustance Chisholm and the Works
Stanley Ridges
Actor
17-Jul-1890 22-Apr-1951 Black Friday
Robert Romanus
Actor
17-Jul-1956   Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Bill Sage
Actor
17-Jul-1962   Simple Men
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Sports Figure
17-Jul-1920   Former Olympic Committee President
Bitty Schram
Actor
17-Jul-1968   A League of Their Own
Jimmy Scott
Singer
17-Jul-1925   Jazz soprano vocalist
Santiago Segura
Actor
17-Jul-1965   Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law
Robin Shou
Actor
17-Jul-1960   Mortal Kombat
Phoebe Snow
Jazz Musician
17-Jul-1952   Jazz vocalist
Solé
Musician
17-Jul-1973   Skin Deep
P. J. Soles
Actor
17-Jul-1950   Rock 'n' Roll High School
Lewis C. Solmon
Economist
17-Jul-1942 17-Dec-2007 Education reformer
Soundarya
Actor
17-Jul-1971 17-Apr-2004 Indian superstar actress, Dweepa
Red Sovine
Country Musician
17-Jul-1918 4-Apr-1980 The Old Syrup Sopper
Christina Stead
Novelist
17-Jul-1902 31-Mar-1983 The Man Who Loved Children
Mattie Stepanek
Poet
17-Jul-1990 22-Jun-2004 Muscular-dystrophic boy-poet
Donald Sutherland
Actor
17-Jul-1935   The Dirty Dozen
Katharine Towne
Actor
17-Jul-1978   Evolution
Bryan Trottier
Hockey
17-Jul-1956   NHL Hall of Famer
John Ventimiglia
Actor
17-Jul-1968   Artie Bucco on The Sopranos
Mike Vogel
Actor
17-Jul-1979   Grind
Alex Winter
Actor
17-Jul-1965   Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Eric Winter
Actor
17-Jul-1976   Days of Our Lives


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