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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 1-Jan-2009 Guitarist for the Stooges
John Jacob Astor
Business
17-Jul-1763 29-Mar-1848 Wealthiest man in America
Giacomo Balla
Painter
17-Jul-1871 1-Mar-1958 Italian futurist painter
Donald Barlett
Journalist
17-Jul-1936   Barlett & Steele
Shlomo Ben-Ami
Politician
17-Jul-1943   Israeli Foreign Minister, 2000-01
Hiram Bingham IV
Diplomat
17-Jul-1903 12-Jan-1988 Consul signed visas for 2000 Jews
Julie Bishop
Politician
17-Jul-1956   Deputy Leader, Australian Liberal Party
Nils Bohlin
Engineer
17-Jul-1920 26-Sep-2002 Three-point safety belt
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
Luke Bryan
Country Musician
17-Jul-1976   Tailgates & Tanlines
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
Thomas Carter
Film Director
17-Jul-1953   Coach Carter
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 15-Feb-2012 Metallurgist at Cambridge
Marcel Dalio
Actor
17-Jul-1900 20-Nov-1983 The Sun Also Rises
Phyllis Davis
Actor
17-Jul-1940   Beatrice Travis on Vega$
Darren Day
TV Personality
17-Jul-1968   British tabloid fodder
Paul Delaroche
Painter
17-Jul-1797 4-Nov-1856 French academic painter; The Young Martyr
Phyllis Diller
Comic
17-Jul-1917 20-Aug-2012 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
William Gargan
Actor
17-Jul-1905 17-Feb-1979 Martin Kane, Private Eye
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
Connie Gilchrist
Actor
17-Jul-1895 3-Mar-1985 Character actress
Nancy Giles
Actor
17-Jul-1960   China Beach
Gordon Gould
Physicist
17-Jul-1920 16-Sep-2005 Invented the laser, arguably
F. Gary Gray
Film Director
17-Jul-1969   The Italian Job
Steven J. Green
Business
17-Jul-1945   US Ambassador to Singapore, 1998-2001
Roger L. Gregory
Judge
17-Jul-1953   4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Guru
Rapper
17-Jul-1962 19-Apr-2010 Rapper from Gang Starr
John P. Harbin
Business
17-Jul-1917   CEO of Halliburton, 1972-83
Carey Hart
Sports Figure
17-Jul-1975   Motocross racer
David Hasselhoff
Actor
17-Jul-1952   Knight Rider, Baywatch
Sarah Jones
Actor
17-Jul-1983   Det. Rebecca Madsen on Alcatraz
Johnny Kerr
Basketball
17-Jul-1932 26-Feb-2009 Chicago Bulls coach, commentator
Heather Langenkamp
Actor
17-Jul-1964   A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nicolette Larson
Singer
17-Jul-1952 16-Dec-1997 Lotta Love
Art Linkletter
TV Personality
17-Jul-1912 26-May-2010 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
Sports Journalist
17-Jul-1940   Sportscaster
Joseph W. Luter III
Business
17-Jul-1939   CEO of Smithfield Foods, 1975-2006
Irene Manning
Actor
17-Jul-1912 28-May-2004 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Angela Merkel
Politician
17-Jul-1954   Chancellor of Germany
John Cameron Monjo
Diplomat
17-Jul-1931   US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1992-95
Matti Nykänen
Skier
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-1914 13-Mar-2009 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 21-Apr-2010 Former Olympic Committee President
Catherine Schell
Actor
17-Jul-1944   Maya on Space: 1999
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 26-Apr-2011 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
Eleanor Steber
Singer
17-Jul-1914 3-Oct-1990 Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Mattie Stepanek
Poet
17-Jul-1990 22-Jun-2004 Muscular-dystrophic boy-poet
Donald Sutherland
Actor
17-Jul-1935   The Dirty Dozen
Terence Tao
Mathematician
17-Jul-1975   Prolific math prodigy
Katharine Towne
Actor
17-Jul-1978   Evolution
Bryan Trottier
Hockey
17-Jul-1956   NHL Hall of Famer
Charles Tufts
Business
17-Jul-1781 24-Dec-1876 Founder of Tufts University
Piero Umiliani
Composer
17-Jul-1926 14-Feb-2001 Mah Na Mah Na
John Ventimiglia
Actor
17-Jul-1963   Artie Bucco on The Sopranos
Mike Vogel
Actor
17-Jul-1979   Grind
Helen Walker
Actor
17-Jul-1920 10-Mar-1968 Call Northside 777
Andy Whitfield
Actor
17-Jul-1974 11-Sep-2011 Spartacus: Blood and Sand
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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