Births on the 17th of July in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
17 Jul 1487	birth	Ismail I of Iran (d. 1524)
17 Jul 1674	birth	Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (d. 1748)
17 Jul 1695	birth	Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (d. 1766)
17 Jul 1698	birth	Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1759)
17 Jul 1714	birth	Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (d. 1762)
17 Jul 1744	birth	Elbridge Gerry, American politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)
17 Jul 1745	birth	Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)
17 Jul 1763	birth	Johannes H van der Palm: Dutch theologist / Minister of Education
17 Jul 1763	birth	John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (d. 1848)
17 Jul 1774	birth	John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (d. 1856)
17 Jul 1775	birth	August Harder: Composer
17 Jul 1797	birth	Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)
17 Jul 1817	birth	Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach: Composer
17 Jul 1823	birth	Leander Clark, American businessman and politician (d. 1910)
17 Jul 1827	birth	Frederick A Able: English chemist / inventor (cordiet)
17 Jul 1830	birth	Eelco Refer: Linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)
17 Jul 1831	birth	Xianfeng Emperor of China (d. 1861)
17 Jul 1832	birth	Johan August Soderman: Composer
17 Jul 1837	birth	Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (d. 1886)
17 Jul 1839	birth	Friedrich Gernsheim: Composer
17 Jul 1839	birth	Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (d. 1916)
17 Jul 1845	birth	Hugo Treffner, Estonian academic (d. 1912)
17 Jul 1853	birth	Francesco Fanciulli: Composer
17 Jul 1853	birth	Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920)
17 Jul 1859	birth	Luis Mu
17 Jul 1868	birth	Henri Nathansen, Danish playwright and director (d. 1944)
17 Jul 1870	birth	Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish bagpipe player (d. 1939)
17 Jul 1871	birth	Lyonel C A Feininger: US cartoonist / painter
17 Jul 1871	birth	Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
17 Jul 1873	birth	Antonina Neshdanova: Russian soprano (Rigoletto)
17 Jul 1875	birth	Donald Francis Tovey: Eton, England -- Musicologist / composer
17 Jul 1875	birth	Sir Donald Francis Tovey Eton England, musicologist
17 Jul 1876	birth	Maxim M Litvinov [Meyer H Wallach]: Russian diplomat
17 Jul 1876	birth	Rosa Jackson Lumpkin: Georgia, United States -- Lived to be 115 (died in 1991)
17 Jul 1876	birth	Vittorio Gnecchi: Composer
17 Jul 1878	birth	Henri Zagwijn: Composer
17 Jul 1879	birth	Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)
17 Jul 1882	birth	James Somerville, English admiral (d. 1949)
17 Jul 1883	birth	Bart de Ligt: Anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)
17 Jul 1883	birth	Mauritz Stiller: Swedish actor / director (Erotikon)
17 Jul 1885	birth	Benjamin James Dale: Composer
17 Jul 1888	birth	Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
17 Jul 1888	birth	Shmuel Agnon Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
17 Jul 1889	birth	Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (d. 1970)
17 Jul 1894	birth	Mary Clare: London, England -- Actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent)
17 Jul 1894	birth	Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (d. 1966)
17 Jul 1897	birth	Elbert Parr Tuttle: Lawyer / judge
17 Jul 1898	birth	Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. 1991)
17 Jul 1898	birth	Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer (d. 1999)
17 Jul 1899	birth	James Cagney, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1986)
17 Jul 1900	birth	Marcel Dalio, French actor (d. 1983)
17 Jul 1901	birth	Patrick Smith, Irish politician (d. 1982)
17 Jul 1901	birth	Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver (d. 1994)
17 Jul 1901	birth	Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (d. 1938)
17 Jul 1902	birth	Christina Stead, Australian author (d. 1983)
17 Jul 1903	birth	Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky: Composer
17 Jul 1904	birth	Jef Alpaerts: Flemish pianist / conductor
17 Jul 1905	birth	Norman Waterhouse Lees: Jazz fan
17 Jul 1905	birth	William Gargan: Brooklyn, New York -- Actor (Dynamite, Ellery Queen)
17 Jul 1906	birth	John Carroll [Julian LaFaye]: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Actor (Wolf Call)
17 Jul 1908	birth	Rudolf Petzold: Composer
17 Jul 1909	birth	Hardy Amies London England, royal dressmaker (Queen Elizabeth II)
17 Jul 1910	birth	James Coyne, Canadian banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (d. 2012)
17 Jul 1910	birth	Barbara O'Neil, American actress (d. 1980)
17 Jul 1910	birth	Frank Olson, American chemist and microbiologist (d. 1953)
17 Jul 1911	birth	Lionel Ferbos, American trumpet player (d. 2014)
17 Jul 1911	birth	Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (d. 1999)
17 Jul 1912	birth	Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958)
17 Jul 1912	birth	Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010)
17 Jul 1912	birth	Pal Kov
17 Jul 1913	birth	Everett Helm: Composer
17 Jul 1913	birth	Roger Garaudy: French philosopher
17 Jul 1913	birth	Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (d. 1997)
17 Jul 1914	birth	Lucille Benson: Scottsboro, Alabama -- Actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies)
17 Jul 1914	birth	Eleanor Steber, American soprano (d. 1990)
17 Jul 1915	birth	Cass Daley: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actress (Red Garters)
17 Jul 1915	birth	Dorothy Poynton-Hill: United States -- Platform diver (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Jul 1915	birth	Esther Williamson Ballou: Composer
17 Jul 1915	birth	Arthur Rothstein, American photojournalist and teacher (d. 1985)
17 Jul 1917	birth	Bijon Bhattacharya, Indian actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1978)
17 Jul 1917	birth	Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
17 Jul 1917	birth	Phyllis Diller, American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 2012)
17 Jul 1917	birth	Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015)
17 Jul 1917	birth	Christiane Rochefort, French author (d. 1998)
17 Jul 1917	birth	Lou Bourdeau baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year)
17 Jul 1918	birth	Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan politician, President of Guatemala (d. 2003)
17 Jul 1918	birth	Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980)
17 Jul 1920	birth	Bill Monroe: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report)
17 Jul 1920	birth	Rudolf Karpati: Hungary -- Sabres (1956, 60 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Jul 1920	birth	Gordon Gould, American physicist, invented the laser (d. 2005)
17 Jul 1920	birth	Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 2010)
17 Jul 1921	birth	Mildred Davenport [Acquanetta]: Cheyenne, Wyoming -- Actress (Tarzan & Leopard Woman)
17 Jul 1921	birth	George Barnes: Chicago Heights, Illinois -- Guitarist (Skip Farrell Show)
17 Jul 1921	birth	Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer (d. 1955)
17 Jul 1921	birth	František Zvarík, Slovakian actor (d. 2008)
17 Jul 1922	birth	Donald Alfred Davie: Poet / critic
17 Jul 1923	birth	John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (d. 2000)
17 Jul 1924	birth	Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (d. 2013)
17 Jul 1925	birth	Jimmy Scott, American singer and actor (d. 2014)
17 Jul 1926	birth	Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010)
17 Jul 1928	birth	Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir: Designer dressmaker
17 Jul 1928	birth	Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)
17 Jul 1928	birth	Joe Morello, American drummer (d. 2011)
17 Jul 1929	birth	Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician and academic
17 Jul 1930	birth	Ryohei Hirose: Composer
17 Jul 1932	birth	Niccolo Castiglioni: Composer
17 Jul 1932	birth	Quino, Spanish-Argentinian cartoonist
17 Jul 1932	birth	Johnny Kerr, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)
17 Jul 1932	birth	Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer (d. 2013)
17 Jul 1933	birth	Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (d. 2014)
17 Jul 1933	birth	Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Maltese politician, 9th Prime Minister of Malta
17 Jul 1933	birth	Tony Pithey, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2006)
17 Jul 1934	birth	Philippe Capdenat: Composer
17 Jul 1934	birth	Rainer Kisch: Writer
17 Jul 1934	birth	Pat McCormick comedian (Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show)
17 Jul 1935	birth	P D Q Bach [Peter Schickele]: Iowa, United States -- Composer (5th of Beethoven)
17 Jul 1935	birth	Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer
17 Jul 1935	birth	Peter Schickele, American composer and educator
17 Jul 1935	birth	Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor
17 Jul 1937	birth	Jose Ignacio Cabrujas: Writer
17 Jul 1938	birth	Stan Bronstein: Rocker
17 Jul 1938	birth	Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator
17 Jul 1939	birth	Warwick Hutton: Artist
17 Jul 1939	birth	Andrée Champagne, Canadian actress and politician
17 Jul 1939	birth	Ali Khamenei, Iranian politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
17 Jul 1939	birth	Spencer Davis Wales, vocalist (Gimme Some Lovin)
17 Jul 1940	birth	Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter
17 Jul 1940	birth	Phyllis Davis Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)
17 Jul 1941	birth	Achim Warmbold, German race car driver
17 Jul 1941	birth	Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raider QB (AFL leading passer 1967)
17 Jul 1942	birth	Gale Garnett, New Zealand-Canadian singer and actress
17 Jul 1942	birth	Connie Hawkins, American basketball player
17 Jul 1942	birth	Zoot Money, English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader
17 Jul 1943	birth	LaVyrle Spencer, American author
17 Jul 1944	birth	Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer
17 Jul 1944	birth	Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress
17 Jul 1944	birth	Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer and manager
17 Jul 1945	birth	Fenneken Fockema Andreae: Dutch actress (Sea Gull)
17 Jul 1945	birth	Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
17 Jul 1945	birth	John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education
17 Jul 1947	birth	Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns, English politician
17 Jul 1947	birth	Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager
17 Jul 1947	birth	Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
17 Jul 1947	birth	Wolfgang Flür, German drummer (Kraftwerk and Dyko)
17 Jul 1948	birth	Cathy Ferguson: 100m backstroke swimmer (1964 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Jul 1948	birth	Phillip Harris: Rocker
17 Jul 1948	birth	Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (The Stooges, Destroy All Monsters, The New Order, and New Race) (d. 2009)
17 Jul 1948	birth	Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer
17 Jul 1948	birth	Brian Glascock drummer (Motels-Only the Lonely)
17 Jul 1949	birth	Geezer Butler: Birmingham -- Rocker (Black Sabbath)
17 Jul 1949	birth	Mick Tucker: London, England -- Rock drummer (Sweet Harlesden)
17 Jul 1949	birth	Mike Vale: Rock bassist (Tommy James & The Shondells)
17 Jul 1949	birth	Wayne Sleep, English actor, dancer, and choreographer
17 Jul 1949	birth	Terry "Geezer" Butler bassist (Black Sabbath)
17 Jul 1950	birth	Derek de Lint, Dutch actor
17 Jul 1950	birth	Damon Harris, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 2013)
17 Jul 1950	birth	Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sisters of Glory) (d. 2011)
17 Jul 1950	birth	P. J. Soles, German-American actress
17 Jul 1951	birth	Mark Bowden, American author
17 Jul 1951	birth	Lucie Arnaz LA Calif, actress (Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer)
17 Jul 1952	birth	Chet McCracken: Seattle, Washington -- Rocker (Doobie Brothers)
17 Jul 1952	birth	David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer
17 Jul 1952	birth	Nicolette Larson, American singer (d. 1997)
17 Jul 1952	birth	Robert R. McCammon, American author
17 Jul 1954	birth	Angela Merkel, German politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany
17 Jul 1954	birth	J. Michael Straczynski, American journalist and author
17 Jul 1955	birth	Sylvie Léonard, Canadian actress
17 Jul 1955	birth	Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author
17 Jul 1956	birth	Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
17 Jul 1956	birth	Bryan Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
17 Jul 1957	birth	Fern Britton, English television host
17 Jul 1957	birth	Bruce Crump, American drummer (Molly Hatchet and Gator Country) (d. 2015)
17 Jul 1957	birth	Wendy Freedman, Canadian-American astronomer
17 Jul 1958	birth	Wong Kar-wai, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
17 Jul 1958	birth	Thérèse Rein, Australian businesswoman, founded Ingeus
17 Jul 1959	birth	Janet Lynn Kavandi: Springfield, Missouri -- PhD / Astronaut (sk:STS 91)
17 Jul 1959	birth	Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician
17 Jul 1960	birth	Karen Elaine Price: Pasadena, California -- Playmate (January, 1981)
17 Jul 1960	birth	Nancy Giles: NYC, New York -- Actress (Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie)
17 Jul 1960	birth	Robin Shou, Hong Kong actor and martial artist
17 Jul 1960	birth	Dawn Upshaw, American soprano
17 Jul 1960	birth	Jan Wouters, Dutch footballer and manager
17 Jul 1960	birth	Karen Price Pasadena Calif, playmate (January, 1981)
17 Jul 1960	birth	Scott Norwood NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills-Superbowl XXV goat)
17 Jul 1961	birth	Jeremy Hardy, English comedian
17 Jul 1962	birth	Jay Barrs: Jacksonville, Florida -- Archer (1988, 92, 96 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Jul 1962	birth	Bill Sage, American actor
17 Jul 1963	birth	Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper
17 Jul 1963	birth	Letsie III of Lesotho
17 Jul 1963	birth	Denise Miller Bkln NY, actress (Billie-Archie Bunker's Place)
17 Jul 1964	birth	Heather Langenkamp, American actress, producer and director
17 Jul 1965	birth	Ken Evraire: CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
17 Jul 1965	birth	Santiago Segura, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
17 Jul 1966	birth	Michael John Bradley: Largo, Florida -- PGA golfer (1993 Kemper Open-3rd)
17 Jul 1966	birth	Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician, 30th Minister of Defence for Sweden
17 Jul 1967	birth	Kevin Pritchard: NBA guard (Washington Bullets)
17 Jul 1967	birth	Pearl Sinn: Seoul, South Korea -- LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning Classic-35th)
17 Jul 1968	birth	Beth Littleford, American comedian and actress
17 Jul 1969	birth	Tommy Soderstrom: Stockholm, Sweden -- NHL goalie (Sweden, New York Islanders)
17 Jul 1969	birth	F. Gary Gray, American actor and director
17 Jul 1969	birth	Scott Johnson, American cartoonist
17 Jul 1969	birth	Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonian cyclist
17 Jul 1970	birth	Bronwyn Roye: Australian rower (1996 Olympics)
17 Jul 1970	birth	Mandy Smith England, rocker (I Just Can't Wait) wife of Bill Wyman
17 Jul 1971	birth	Daniel Kunce: Sumperk, Germany -- Hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
17 Jul 1971	birth	Calbert Cheaney, American basketball player and coach
17 Jul 1971	birth	Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist
17 Jul 1971	birth	Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist
17 Jul 1972	birth	Donny Marshall: NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
17 Jul 1972	birth	Eric Williams: NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics)
17 Jul 1972	birth	Melissa "Missy" Schwen: Bloomington, Indiana -- Rower (1996 Olympics - Silver Medalist)
17 Jul 1972	birth	Michael Lampert: Hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
17 Jul 1972	birth	Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer and manager
17 Jul 1973	birth	Horacio Llamas: NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
17 Jul 1975	birth	Troy Amos Ross: Georgetown, Guyana -- Canadian boxer (1996 Olympics)
17 Jul 1975	birth	Darude, Finnish DJ and producer
17 Jul 1975	birth	Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
17 Jul 1975	birth	Cécile de France, Belgian actress
17 Jul 1975	birth	Carey Hart, American motorcycle racer
17 Jul 1975	birth	Paul Hinojos, American guitarist and songwriter (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta, and Sparta)
17 Jul 1975	birth	Terence Tao, Australian-American mathematician and academic
17 Jul 1976	birth	Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
17 Jul 1976	birth	Gino D'Acampo, Italian chef and author
17 Jul 1976	birth	Dagmara Dominczyk, Polish-American actress
17 Jul 1976	birth	Anders Svensson, Swedish Footballer, played most for IF Elfsborg
17 Jul 1976	birth	Matt Holmes, Australian actor
17 Jul 1976	birth	Eric Winter, American actor
17 Jul 1977	birth	Leif Hoste, Belgian cyclist
17 Jul 1977	birth	Lehmber Hussainpuri, Indian singer
17 Jul 1977	birth	Marc Savard, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Jul 1978	birth	Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
17 Jul 1978	birth	Mike Knox, American wrestler
17 Jul 1978	birth	Katharine Towne, American actress
17 Jul 1979	birth	Mike Vogel, American actor
17 Jul 1980	birth	Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer
17 Jul 1980	birth	Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player
17 Jul 1981	birth	Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner
17 Jul 1981	birth	Elpida Romantzi, Greek archer
17 Jul 1982	birth	Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer
17 Jul 1982	birth	Natasha Hamilton, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Atomic Kitten)
17 Jul 1982	birth	René Herms, German runner (d. 2009)
17 Jul 1983	birth	Ryan Guettler, Australian motocross racer
17 Jul 1983	birth	Sarah Jones, American actress
17 Jul 1984	birth	David Katoatau, I-Kiribati weightlifter
17 Jul 1984	birth	Asami Kimura, Japanese singer (Country Musume)
17 Jul 1984	birth	Samyr Laine, Haitian triple jumper
17 Jul 1984	birth	Sotiris Leontiou, Greek footballer
17 Jul 1985	birth	Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player
17 Jul 1986	birth	Dana, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (The Grace)
17 Jul 1986	birth	Lacey Von Erich, American wrestler
17 Jul 1987	birth	Jeremih, American singer-songwriter and producer
17 Jul 1987	birth	Wankelmut, German DJ and producer
17 Jul 1987	birth	Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver
17 Jul 1988	birth	Summer Bishil, American actress
17 Jul 1988	birth	Guo Yue, Chinese table tennis player
17 Jul 1994	birth	Jessica Amlee, Canadian actress
17 Jul 2000	birth	Maria Aragon, Canadian singer

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