| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jakob Boehme |
Religion |
1575 |
17-Nov-1624 |
German Protestant mystic |
| Antoine de Bourbon |
Royalty |
22-Apr-1518 |
17-Nov-1562 |
King of France |
| Irving Brecher |
Screenwriter |
17-Jan-1914 |
17-Nov-2008 |
Meet Me in St. Louis |
| Clive Brook |
Actor |
1-Jun-1887 |
17-Nov-1974 |
Shanghai Express |
| Ruth Brown |
Singer |
12-Jan-1928 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Miss Rhythm |
| Andrew H. Burke |
Politician |
15-May-1850 |
17-Nov-1918 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1891-93 |
| Catherine the Great |
Royalty |
2-May-1729 |
17-Nov-1796 |
Tsarina of Russia, 1762-96 |
| Arthur Conley |
Musician |
4-Jan-1946 |
17-Nov-2003 |
Sweet Soul Music |
| Gladys Cooper |
Actor |
18-Dec-1888 |
17-Nov-1971 |
My Fair Lady |
| Ruth Donnelly |
Actor |
17-May-1896 |
17-Nov-1982 |
A Slight Case of Murder |
| John Earle |
Religion |
1601 |
17-Nov-1665 |
Microcosmographie |
| Abba Eban |
Government |
2-Feb-1915 |
17-Nov-2002 |
Foreign Minister of Israel, 1966-74 |
| J. Howard Edmondson |
Politician |
27-Sep-1925 |
17-Nov-1971 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1959-63 |
| Weeb Ewbank |
Football |
6-May-1907 |
17-Nov-1998 |
Head Coach, Baltimore Colts and NY Jets |
| Thomas King Forcade |
Journalist |
11-Sep-1945 |
17-Nov-1978 |
Founder of High Times |
| Don Gibson |
Country Musician |
3-Apr-1928 |
17-Nov-2003 |
Heartbroken country crooner |
| Eric Gill |
Typographer |
22-Feb-1882 |
17-Nov-1940 |
Typographer, Gill Sans |
| Sheilah Graham |
Columnist |
15-Sep-1904 |
17-Nov-1988 |
Beloved Infidel |
| Robert Hofstadter |
Physicist |
5-Feb-1915 |
17-Nov-1990 |
Size, shape, and structure of neutrons and protons |
| Herman Hollerith |
Inventor |
29-Feb-1860 |
17-Nov-1929 |
Invented the punchcard |
| David Ignatow |
Poet |
7-Feb-1914 |
17-Nov-1997 |
Rescue the Dead |
| James P. Johnson |
Jazz Musician |
01-Feb-1894 |
17-Nov-1955 |
The father of stride piano |
| Kay Johnson |
Actor |
29-Nov-1904 |
17-Nov-1975 |
Of Human Bondage |
| Nancee Kelly |
Pornstar |
5-Jun-1958 |
17-Nov-1991 |
Wife of Jack Nance |
| Alain René Lesage |
Novelist |
6-May-1668 |
17-Nov-1747 |
Gil Blas |
| Audre Lorde |
Author |
18-Feb-1934 |
17-Nov-1992 |
A Burst of Light |
| St. Margaret |
Royalty |
c. 1045 |
17-Nov-1093 |
Queen of Scotland |
| Queen Mary I |
Royalty |
18-Feb-1516 |
17-Nov-1558 |
Queen of England, 1553-58 |
| Herbert B. Maw |
Politician |
11-Mar-1893 |
17-Nov-1990 |
Governor of Utah, 1941-49 |
| Robert E. McNair |
Politician |
14-Dec-1923 |
17-Nov-2007 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71 |
| Louis Néel |
Physicist |
22-Nov-1904 |
17-Nov-2000 |
Magnetic properties of solids |
| Pete Newell |
Basketball |
3-Aug-1915 |
17-Nov-2008 |
Influential NCAA coach |
| Dick O'Neill |
Actor |
29-Aug-1928 |
17-Nov-1998 |
Charlie Cagney on Cagney and Lacey |
| Robert Owen |
Activist |
14-May-1771 |
17-Nov-1858 |
Founder of the Cooperative Movement |
| Mervyn Peake |
Novelist |
9-Jul-1911 |
17-Nov-1968 |
Titus Groan |
| Raymond Pearl |
Biologist |
3-Jun-1879 |
17-Nov-1940 |
Biogerontology |
| Giovanni Pico della Mirandola |
Philosopher |
24-Feb-1463 |
17-Nov-1494 |
Italian philosopher and mystic |
| Auguste Rodin |
Sculptor |
12-Nov-1840 |
17-Nov-1917 |
Sculptor in bronze |
| Esther Rolle |
Actor |
8-Nov-1920 |
17-Nov-1998 |
Florida Evans on Good Times |
| Bo Schembechler |
Football |
1-Apr-1929 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89 |
| Richard Norman Shaw |
Architect |
7-May-1831 |
17-Nov-1912 |
Late 19th c. British architect |
| Jack C. Shewmaker |
Business |
14-Mar-1938 |
17-Nov-2010 |
President and COO of Wal-Mart, 1978-84 |
| Immanuel Velikovsky |
Author |
10-Jun-1895 |
17-Nov-1979 |
Worlds in Collision |
| Billy Vessels |
Football |
22-Mar-1931 |
17-Nov-2001 |
Winner, 1952 Heisman Trophy |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Composer |
5-Mar-1887 |
17-Nov-1959 |
Bachianas Brasileiras |
| Naunton Wayne |
Actor |
22-Jun-1901 |
17-Nov-1970 |
Obsession |
| Pete Williams |
Politician |
10-Dec-1919 |
17-Nov-2001 |
US Senator snagged in ABSCAM |
| Cora Witherspoon |
Actor |
5-Jan-1890 |
17-Nov-1957 |
The Bank Dick |
| Marguerite Young |
Author |
28-Aug-1908 |
17-Nov-1995 |
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling |
