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People on April 17th: birthdates

Bilal Abdul-Samad: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Pop Singer, of Boys
Craig Anderson: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer, of Heartland
Teri Austin: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actress, Canadian, Knots Landing's Jill Bennett, Models Inc.
Chris Barber: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Trombonist, Educator, Bandleader, Jazz Musician, English
Chris Bartley: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Guitarist, of The Mindbenders, soloist
Sean Bean: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actor, Patriot Games, Golden Eye, Lord of the Rings
Victoria Beckham: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Pop Singer, English, MN: Caroline; MaN:Adams; Spice Girls' Posh Spice, soloist
Leslie Bega: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
TV Actress, Head of the Class's grade-obsessed Maria Tomlinson Borges
Timothy Biggs: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actor
Byron Cherry: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Actor, The Dukes of Hazzard's Coy Duke
Warren Chiasson: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)
Jazz Musician
Georgia Tatom Connick: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Jill Goodacre and Harry's daughter
Dee Dee Davis: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Actress, Bernie Mac Show's Bryana "Baby Girl" Thomkins
Olivia Christine Dubries: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Linda and Mark's daughter
Kimberly Elise: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actress, Close to Home's Maureen Scofield
Roy Ralph Estrada: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Musician, of Little Feat, Mothers Of Invention
Charles Frank: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
TV Actor, Soap Actor, All My Children's Dr. Jeff Martin, The Chisholms, Young Maverick, Filthy Rich's Stanley Beck, Emerald Point NAS's Lt. Cmdr. Jack Warren
Jennifer Garner: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Actress, Time of Your Life's Romy, Alias' SD-6/CIA Agent Sydney A. Bristow; Movies: Deconstructing Harry, Washington Square, Dude Where's My Car, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil (sucks), 13 Going On 30, Elektra, Catch and Release, The Kingdom, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Jamie Alexandra Gelman: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, daughter of "LIVE" with Regis and Kelly's Executive Producer Michael Gelman and his wife Laurie Hibert Gelman.
Timothy Gibbs: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actor, Father Murphy's Will Adams, Santa Barbara's Dash, Another World's Gary Sinclair, One Life to Live's Kevin Buchanan
Alexander Graves: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Singer, of The Moonglows
Jan Hammer: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Drummer, Composer, Synthesizer, Songwriter, Pianist, Music Producer, Keyboardist, Jazz-Fusion Performer, Czech, Composed for Miami Vice; Jeff Beck Group; soundtracks; no relation to M.C.
Anna Marie Holmes: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Dancer, Canadian
Olivia Hussey: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Movie Actress, British
Maynard James Keenan: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Tool
Stelen Keith: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Tricia Covel and Toby's son
Lindsay Korman: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Soap Actress, aka Lindsay Hartley; Passions' Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald
Bill Jr. Kreutzmann: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)?
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Drummer, Rock & Roll Singer, b. in Palo Alto, CA; co-founder of The Grateful Dead; some say b. Apr 7, 1946 (is 66 in 2012), b. May 7, 1946 (is 66 in 2012), or b. Jun 7, 1946 (is 66 in 2012)
Elizabeth Lindsey: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actress, some say b. 1956
Paul Litowsky: 1995 (is 17 in 2012, 18 in 2013)
Actor, aka Paulie Litt; Hope & Faith's Justin Shanowski
William Mapother: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Actor
Jasper Warren Paisley: 2009 (is 3 in 2012, 4 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Kimberly Williams and Brad's son
Clarke Peters: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actor
Liz Phair: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, Singer, Songwriter
Redman: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Rap Performer, Actor
Dandelion Richards: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Keith Richards & Anita Pallenberg's daughter
Lela Rochon: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Los Angeles; The Wayans Bros., Waiting To Exhale, Why Do Fools Fall in Love; worked in over 20 Bud Light ads with Spuds McKenzie; some say b. 1966
Michael Sembello: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Music Producer, Composer, Singer, Guitarist, Arranger, Maniac; a highly sought-after sessionist
Pete Shelley: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Punk Rock Singer, Guitarist, British, of The Buzzcocks
Stephen Singleton: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Saxophonist, of ABC
Derek Smith: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Pianist, English, spent seven years as pianist in Johnny Carson's late night television big band.
Kristine Sutherland: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Actress, Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Joyce Summers
Shawn David Thompson: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
TV Actress, Rock & Roll Singer, The Heights' J.T. Banks
Tram-Anh Tran: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
TV Actress, Ghostwriters' Tina
Kim Tyler: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Actor, Please Don't Eat the Daisies' Kyle Nash
Buster Williams: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Bassist
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Actress, Bold & The Beautiful's Steffy Forrester

People on April 17th: birth anniversaries

Lindsay Anderson: 1923=d.Aug 30, 1994 (was 71)
Movie Director, Stage Director, Critic, India, Mr. Skidmark; FN:Gordon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike: 1916=d.Oct 10, 2000 (was 84)
Prime Minister, 1st woman P.M. of Sri Lanka
Alexander Cartwright: 1820=d.Jul 12, 1892 (was 72)
HALL OF FAMER, MLB Manager, Executive, organized first pro baseball game, designed the baseball diamond
Samuel P. Chase: 1741=d.Jun 19, 1811 (was 70)
Judge/Jurist, Supreme Court Justice, Revolutionary, Attorney/Lawyer, Declaration of Independence signer; on a $10000 bill
Isak Dinessen: 1885=d.Sep 7, 1962 (was 77)
Author, Denmark, RN:Karen Blixen
Billy Fury: 1941=d.Jan 28, 1983 (was 41)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, English, RN:Ronald Wycherley
Genevieve: 1930=d.Mar 14, 2004 (was 73)
Singer, French, RN:Ginette Marguerite Auger; of Jack Paar Show, Scruples
William Holden: 1918=d.Nov 16, 1981 (was 63)
Movie Actor, RN:William Franklin Beedle Jr.; Sunset Blvd., Picnic, Network, Stalag 17, Casino Royale
Nikita S. Khrushchev: 1894=d.Sep 11, 1971 (was 77)
Head of State, Russian, Soviet leader 1953-64; d. heart attack
Don Kirshner: 1933=d.Jan 17, 2011 (was 77)
Music Producer, TV Host, Publisher, b. in Bronx, N.Y.; Promoter; Monkees supervisor, The Archies' creator; Don Kirshner's Rock Concert; TV/radio bubblegum music
Arthur Lake: 1905=d.Jan 9, 1987 (was 81)
TV/Movie Actor, Radio Actor, RLN:Silverlake; Blondie's Dagwood Bumstead
Otto Lederer: 1886=d.Sep 3, 1965 (was 79)
Actor, The Jazz Singer
Lon McCallister: 1923=d.Jun 11, 2005 (was 82)
Actor
J. P. Morgan: 1837=d.Mar 31, 1913 (was 75)
Financier, Industrialist, formed U.S. Steel Corp.; RFMN:John Pierpont
Beulah Quo: 1923=d.Oct 23, 2002 (was 79)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Olin
Harry Reasoner: 1923=d.Aug 6, 1991 (was 68)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, b. in Dakota City, Ia.; 4x Emmy; ABC & CBS News, 60 minutes' 1st co-editor 1968-70, 78-91
Johnny Saint Cyr: 1890=d.????
Banjoist, with Louis Armstrong and Joe King Oliver
Artur Schnabel: 1882=d.Aug 15, 1951 (was 69)
Pianist, Austrian
Anne Shirley: 1918=d.Jul 4, 1993 (was 75)
Movie Actress, RN:Dawn Evelyn Paris then Dawn O'Day
William Simms: 1806=d.Jun 11, 1870 (was 64)
Novelist, Poet, Attorney/Lawyer, of historicals
Senor Wences: 1896=d.Apr 20, 1999 (was 103)
Ventriloquist, the master ventriloquist who delighted "Ed Sullivan Show" audiences by bantering in a comic Spanish accent with his puppet-in-a-box Pedro ("S'OK?" "S'awright!") and his falsetto-voiced hand puppet Johnny; RN:Wenceslao Moreno; usually celebrated his birthday on Apr 20
Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth: 1899=d.Feb 11, 1994 (was 94)
Scientist, English, entomologist, noted for his contribution to the study of insect physiology.
Thornton Wilder: 1897=d.Dec 7, 1975 (was 78)
Dramatist/Playwright, Author, Our Town

People on April 17th: death anniversaries

Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy: 1990 (was 64)/b.Mar 11, 1926
Reverend, Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman, MN:David; M.L.King's right hand man; organized the 1955 bus boycott
Henry "Red" Allen: 1967 (was 59)/b.Jan 7, 1908
Jazz Trumpeter, Singer
Carlton "Carlie" Barrett: 1987 (was 36)/b.Dec 17, 1950
Drummer, Reggae Musician, Jamaican, of Bob Marley & the Wailers
Scott Brady: 1985 (was 60)?/b.Sep 13, 1924
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Gerald Kenneth Tierney; The Winds of War, Shotgun Slade star, Police Story, China Syndrome, Gremlins; some say d. Apr 16, 1985 (was 60)
Kitty Carlisle-Hart: 2007 (was 96)/b.Sep 3, 1910
Singer, Movie Actress, Panelist, b. in New Orleans; RN:Catherine Conn; Moss Hart's widow; To Tell The Truth
Mark W. Clark: 1984 (was 87)/b.May 1, 1896
General, U.S. Army officer during World War II, who commanded Allied forces (1943-44) during the hard-fought and successful Italian campaign against the Axis powers.
Eddie Cochran: 1960 (was 21)/b.Oct 3, 1938
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in Oklahoma City; RN:Ray Edward Cochrane; Summertime Blues
Louise Fazenda: 1962/b.Jun 17, 1895?
Movie Actress, Comedienne; some say b. Jun 17, 1899
Danny Federici: 2008 (was 58)/b.Jan 23, 1950
Rock & Roll Musician, Rock & Roll Singer, Keyboardist, Accordionist, of Bruce Springsteen's E. St. Band
Henderson Forsythe: 2006 (was 88)/b.Sep 11, 1917
Stage/Soap Actor, As the World Turns' David Stewart
Benjamin Franklin: 1790 (was 84)/b.Jan 17, 1706
Publisher, Author, Inventor, Scientist, Statesman, Diplomat, Philanthropist, Philosopher, Printer, b. in Boston; Poor Richard's Almanac; Postmaster Gen'l; Declaration of Independence signer; invented bifocals, streetlights, lightning rods, stoves, & harmonicas; Elder Statesman of the American Revolution; 1st Ambassador of France; on a $100 bill; d. in Philadelphia
Marjorie Gateson: 1977 (was 86)/b.Jan 17, 1891
Actress, Soap Actress, Vaudevillan, One Man's Family's Fanny, The Secret Storm's Grace Tyrell
John Paul II Getty: 2003 (was 70)/b.Jul 9, 1932
Executive, US/British oil magnate/billionaire (Getty Oil); J.P.'s son
Chaim Herzog: 1997 (was 78)/b.Sep 17, 1918
Head of State, Boxer, Israel prez 1983-93; helped shape Israel; Ireland bantamweight boxing champ
Earl King: 2003 (was 69)/b.Feb 7, 1934
Blues Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Pianist, Songwriter, RN:Earl Silas Johnson
Carmen Lombardo: 1971 (was 67)/b.Jul 16, 1903
Singer, Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, Canadian, Guy's brother
Alexander MacKenzie: 1892 (was 70)/b.Jan 28, 1822
Prime Minister, Statesman, Canadian, the second PM of Canada (1873-78)
Linda McCartney: 1998 (was 56)/b.Sep 24, 1941
Rock & Roll Singer, Keyboardist, Music Producer, Songwriter, Vegetarian, Photographer, Pianist, b. in New York City; Paul's wife; MN:Louise Eastman; of Paul McCartney & Wings; some say 1942
Frank McGee: 1974 (was 52)/b.Sep 12, 1921
Newscaster, Journalist, NBC News, Today Show 1971-74
Arnold Neustadter: 1996 (was 85)/b.Aug 25, 1910
Inventor, Rolodex Inventor
Louise Nevelson: 1988 (was 88)/b.Sep 23, 1899?
Sculptor, Artist, American, Russian, RLN:Berliawsky; some say b. Sep 23, 1900
Turgut Ozal: 1993 (was 66)/b.yr unknown
Head of State, Turkey prez 1989-93
Felix Pappalardi: 1983 (was 44)/b.Oct 3, 1938
Rock & Roll Bassist, Guitarist, Songwriter, Music Producer, of Mountain & Cream
Hank Penny: 1992 (was 73)/b.Aug 18, 1918?
Country Singer, Bandleader, Country Guitarist; some say b. Sep 17, 1918
Peter Potter: 1983 (was 78)/b.1904
Radio Disc Jock, TV Host, Peter Potter Show, Juke Box Jury, Patch Adams
Mary French Rockefeller: 1997 (was 86)/b.May 1, 1910
Philanthropist, Laurence S.'s wife
Michael Sarrazin: 2011 (was 70)/b.May 22, 1940
Movie Actor, Canadian, b. in Quebec; RN:Jacques Michel Andre Sarazin
Blossom Seeley: 1974 (was 82)/b.Jul 16, 1891
Singer, Stage Actress, Dancer, Rube Marauard's then Benny Fields' ex-wife
Dick Shawn: 1987 (was 63)/b.Dec 1, 1923
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, RN:Richard Schulefand; Hail to the Chief, The Producers' Adolf Hitler in a musical comedy; some say 1928 or 1929
Samuel Smiles: 1904 (was 91)/b.Dec 23, 1812
Writer, Scotish
Vinnie Taylor: 1974 (was 25)/b.yr unknown
Guitarist, of Sha Na Na
Jack Yellen: 1991 (was 97)/b.Jul 6, 1892?
Lyricist, Songwriter, Polish, wrote more than 130 popular songs such as Happy Days Are Here Again and Ain't She Sweet; some say b. Jul 6, 1893

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