Today In History Basic Datebook-June 17th

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People on June 17th: birthdates

Dave Alfred: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Musician, of Dickie Doo and the Don'ts
Mike Buck: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Fabulous Thunderbirds
Dylan John Burke: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Joan Cusack and Dick's son
Philip Chevron: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Guitarist, English, of The Pogues
Kami Cotler: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
TV Actress, Me & the Chimp, The Waltons' Elizabeth Walton
Dickie Doo: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Singer, Tenor, RB:Dave Allred; lead of Dickie Doo and the Don'ts
Sonya Eddy: yr unknown
Actress, General Hospital's Epiphany Johnson
Bobby Farrelly: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Writer, There's Something About Mary
Will Forte: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Actor, Comedian
Sonny Fox: yr unknown
Producer, TV Host, Game Show Host, Wonderama, Let's Take a Trip
Newt Gingrich: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Congressperson, House speaker; Real Name: Newton Leroy McFearson
Jon Gries: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Actor, Men in Black, The Pretender
Herculeez: 1983 (is 29 in 2012, 30 in 2013)
Actor, Rap Performer, of Herculeez and Big Tyme
Jennifer Irwin: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actress, Still Standing's Linda
Francois Jacob: 1920 (is 92 in 2012, 93 in 2013)
Scientist, Biologist, Bacteriologist, French, geneticist
Greg Kinnear: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
TV Host, Movie Actor, E!'s Talk Soup, Later With Greg Kinnear, Sabrina (not the teenage witch), Dear God, As Good As It Gets, You've Got Mail, Mystery Men, What Planet Are You From?, Nurse Betty, Stuck on You, Godsend, Robots, Little Miss Sunshine, Ghost Town, Flash of Genius
Norman Kuhlke: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, English, of The Swinging Bluejeans
Keith Larsen: 1925 (is 87 in 2012, 88 in 2013)
Actor, Brave Eagle star
Mark Linn-Baker: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in St. Louis, Mo.; Perfect Strangers' Larry Appleton; some say 1954
William Lucking: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, The Blue & the Gray, The A-Team's Col. Lynch
William Luckling: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Actor
Peter Lupus: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
TV Actor, Mission: Impossible's Willie Armitage the muscle man; most sources gave b. 1937, but a 1997 newsarticle reported on Peter attempt to lift 60-thousand pounds or more in 30 minutes in honor of his 65th birthday.
Barry Manilow: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Adult Contempo Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Music Producer, Arranger, Director, Composer, Jewish, b. in Brooklyn; RN:Barry Alan Pinkus; I Write The Songs singer, did Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, and McDonald's jingles.
Daniel McVicar: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Bold & the Beautiful's Clarke Garrison
Jason Minor: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Actor, Pop Singer, of Mickey Mouse Club 90s
Diane Murphy: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Actress, Bewitched's Tabitha Stephens; Erin's twin
Erin Murphy: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Actress, Bewitched's Tabitha Stephens; Diane's twin
Jason Patric: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Actor, Sleepers, Speed 2
Joe Piscopo: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, b. in Passaic, NJ; Saturday Night Live's Frank Sinatra, sports reporter, Andy Rooney, & others 1980-84
Bill Rafferty: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Comedian, TV Host, Game Show Host, Laugh-In '77, Real People's roving reporter
Greg Rauley: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Journey, Bad English
Damani Roberts: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Actor
Chris Spedding: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Jazz Musician, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, British, Jazz-Rock; of Nucleus, busy sessionist
Jessica Steindorff: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
Actress, Las Vegas' Jessica Leider
Ruby Stewart: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Kelly Emberg and Rod's girl
Kevin Thornton: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
New Jack Swing Singer, of Color Me Badd
Quincy Koya Van Johnson: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Carmen Obando and Rodney's son

People on June 17th: birth anniversaries

David "Stringbean" Akeman: 1915=d.Nov 11, 1973 (was 58)
Country Singer, Comedian, Banjoist, Hee Haw reg
William Robert Anderson: 1921=d.Feb 25, 2007 (was 85)
Naval Officer, Captain of the Nautilus on its historic under-the-ice trips to the North Pole
Ralph Bellamy: 1904=d.Nov 29, 1991 (was 87)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Panelist, b. in Chicago, IL; Man Aginst Crime's Mike Barnett, To Tell the Truth panel, The Survivors, Wheels, Winds of War's, Stage's & Screen's president FDR; Ellery Queen films of 30-40s, Christine Cromwell's Cyrus, 7 decade acting career, Trading Places, Pretty Woman, Rosemary's Baby; d. in Santa Monica, CA
George Cormack: 1870=d.????
Inventor, Wheaties cereal
Sir William Crookes: 1832=d.Apr 4, 1919 (was 86)
Physicist, Chemist, English, discovered thallium
Charles Eames: 1907=d.Aug 21, 1978 (was 71)
Designer, U.S. Chair manufacturer
Sammy Fain: 1902=d.Dec 6, 1989 (was 87)
Composer/Songwriter, Singer, Pianist, RN:Samuel Feinberg; author of 6 million-selling songs
Louise Fazenda: 1895?=d.Apr 17, 1962
Movie Actress, Comedienne; some say b. Jun 17, 1899
Jerry Fielding: 1922=d.Feb 17, 1980 (was 57)
Bandleader, Composer, scored Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes, & other films & TV
"Red" Foley: 1910=d.Sep 19, 1968 (was 58)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Harmonicaist, Gospel Singer, RFN:Clyde Julian; Ozark Jubilee; founding father of country music
Charles Francois Gounod: 1818=d.Oct 18, 1893 (was 75)
Composer, French, Faust opera composer
John Robert Gregg: 1867=d.Feb 23, 1948 (was 80)
Inventor, Irish, shorthand
Heinz Guderian: 1888=d.May 14, 1953 (was 64)
General, tank expert who became one of the principal architects of armoured warfare and the blitzkrieg between World Wars I and II, and who contributed decisively to Germany's victories in Poland, France, and the Soviet Union early in World War II.
John Hersey: 1914=d.Mar 24, 1993 (was 78)
Author, Novelist, Journalist, Chinese, WW2 writings; "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"
William Hooper: 1742 O.S.=d.Oct 14, 1790 (was 48)
Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; June 17=O.S.; June 28=N.S.; other style says b. Jun 28, 1742 N.S.
Joshua Humphreys: 1751=d.Jan 12, 1838 (was 86)
Pioneer, father of the American Navy; Shipbuilder of the Constitution frigate
James Weldon Johnson: 1871=d.Jun 26, 1938 (was 67)
Poet, Lyricist, Novelist, Educator, Attorney/Lawyer, first black admitted to Florida Bar
King Charles XII Of Sweden: 1682 O.S.=d.Nov 30, 1718 (was 36)
King, Swedish, ruled 1697-1718; other style says b. Jun 27, 1682 N.S.
Irene Manning: 1912=d.Jun 4, 2004 (was 91)
Movie Actress, Singer, Author
John Patrick Murtha: 1932=d.Feb 8, 2010 (was 77)
Congressperson
Beryl Reid: 1920=d.Oct 13, 1996 (was 76)
Movie/Stage Actress, English
Patricia Roc: 1915=d.Dec 30, 2003 (was 88)
Actress, English
Charles Sanford: 1905=d.Apr 22, 1977 (was 71)
Bandleader, Your Show of Shows reg, other 50s TV varieties
Tony Scott: 1921=d.Mar 28, 2007 (was 85)
Jazz Performer, Clarinetist, Composer
Gene Sedric: 1907=d.1963
Tenor-sax
Igor Stravinsky: 1882 N.S.=d.Apr 6, 1971 N.S. (was 88)
Composer, Author, Russian, b. near Leningrad; The Rite Of Spring; d. in New York City; other style says b. Jun 5, 1882 O.S.
John Wesley: 1703 O.S.=d.Mar 2, 1791
Evangelist, Theologian, Religious Leader, English, Methodist church founder and leader; Jun 17=O.S./Jun 28=N.S.; other style says b. Jun 28, 1703 N.S.
Paul Young: 1947=d.Jul 17, 2000 (was 53)
Rock & Roll Singer, Mike & the Mechanics lead

People on June 17th: death anniversaries

Joseph Addison: 1719 (was 47)/b.May 1, 1672
Essayist, Poet, English
John Boulting: 1985 (was 71)/b.Nov 21, 1913
Director, English, Roy's twin
Pamela Britton: 1974 (was 51)/b.Mar 19, 1923
Actress, Blondie star '57, My Favorite Martian's Mrs. Lorelei Brown
Earl Carroll: 1948 (was 54)/b.Sep 16, 1893
Stage Producer
Jeff Chandler: 1961 (was 42)/b.Dec 15, 1918
Movie Actor, b. in Brooklyn; RN:Ira Grossel
Cyd Charisse: 2008 (was 86)/b.Mar 8, 1922
Movie Actress, Dancer, b. in Amarillo, Tex.; RN:Tula Elice Finklea; Tony Martin's wife; some say b.1921, '23, or '24
Arthur Franz: 2006 (was 86)/b.Feb 29, 1920
Movie Actor, b. in Perth Amboy, NJ; Invaders From Mars, Young Lions, Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man, The Caine Mutiny, Sands Of Iwo Jima
Ed Friendly: 2007 (was 85)/b.Apr 8, 1922
TV Producer, Laugh In, Little House on the Prarie
Lou Frizzell: 1979 (was 59)/b.Jun 10, 1920
Actor, Bonanza's Dusty Rhoades, Chopper One
Hy Gardner: 1989 (was 80)/b.Dec 2, 1908
Columnist, Panelist, Gossipist; To Tell the Truth
Mark Hopkins: 1887 (was 83)/b.Feb 4, 1804
Educator, Author, Philosopher
John "Tooz" Matuszak: 1989 (was 38)/b.Oct 25, 1950
Actor, NFL Player, Oakland Raiders, Hollywood Beat, 1st and Ten's John Manzak, Super Bowls XI, XIV
Karl Mueller: 2005 (was 41)/b.Jul 27, 1963
Alternative Rock Performer, of Soul Asylum
Maxwell Perkins: 1947 (was 62)/b.Sep 20, 1884
Editor, influential
Kate Smith: 1986 (was 79)/b.May 1, 1907
Singer, Soprano, Actress, RFN:Kathryn; Kate Smith Show; some say 1909; d. in Raleigh, N.C.
Luis Van Rooten: 1973 (was 66)/b.Nov 29, 1906
Actor, Mexican, One Man's Family, film villian; horticulture expert
Henry B. Walthall: 1936 (was 58)/b.Mar 16, 1878
Movie Actor, Birth of a Nation, China Clipper, Klondike
Terence De Vere White: 1994 (was 82)/b.Apr 29, 1912
Poet, Critic, Irish
Ronald Winans: 2005 (was 48)/b.Jun 30, 1956
Gospel Singer, of The Winans

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