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People on September 17th: birthdates

Beverly Aadland: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Dancer, Singer
Anastacia: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Singer
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Actor, Director
Kyle Chandler: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Homefront's Jeff Metcalf, Early Edition's Gary Hobson; b. 1966? (In Step With)
Kevin Clash: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Cartoon Voicist, Dinosaurs' Baby Sinclair, Great Space Coaster, Captain Kangaroo 1980s, Sesame Street, Dog City, Muppets Tonight!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Muppets 90's (movies), Sesame Street's Elmo
Stephen Cochran: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Country Singer, Songwriter
Chuck Comeau: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Simple Plan
Christian Conrad: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Entertainment Figure, Robert's son
Suzy Cote: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Samantha Marler
Phil Cracolici: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Singer, Mystics lead
Patricia Crowley: 1929 (is 83 in 2012, 84 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Please Don't Eat the Daisies' Joan Nash, Joe Forrester, Police Story, Dynasty's Emily Fallmont, Melrose Place's Sharon Ross, General Hospital's and Port Charles' Mary Scanlon, Bold & The Beautiful's Natalie DeWitt
Paul Feig: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, That Thing You Do, Sabrina the Teenage Witch's Mr. Pool
Keith Flint: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Singer, of Prodigy
Kenneth Flint: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Prodigy
Griffin Arthur Fraser: 2002 (is 10 in 2012, 11 in 2013)
Celebrity Relative, Afton and Brendan's son
Doug E. Fresh: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Rap Singer
Elijah Bulmaro Garcia: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Tiffany & Bulmaro's son
Nona Gaye: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Singer, Movie Actress, Marvin's daughter; The Matrix Reloaded
David Huddleston: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Actor, How the West Was Won, Petrocelli, The Kallikaks, Hizzoner, Blazing Saddles, The Big Lebowski
Jonn: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Modern Rock Musician, of Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Rosabel Rosalind Kurth: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Rena Sofer and Wally's girl
Baz Luhrmann: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Movie Director, Sunscreen Song 1999
Aaron Lustig: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Young & The Restless' Dr. Tim Reid (sounds like WKRP to me), Party Of Five's Terrell Moore
Aaron Lusting: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Young and the Restless' Tim
Constantine Maroulis: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Singer, Actor, American Idol Finalist #6 of 2005, Bold & The Beautiful's Constantine Parris
Marco Mastropietro: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Jill Hennessy and Paolo's son
Earl May: 1927 (is 85 in 2012, 86 in 2013)
Jazz Bassist
Lamonte McLemore: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The 5th Dimension
Reinhold Messner: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Explorer, Mountain climber who in 1980 made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest (29,028 feet [8,848 m]), the world's highest peak, without the use of contained oxygen for breathing. It was Messner's second ascent of Everest; his first climb was in 1978 with Peter Habeler of Austria.
Billy Miller: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actor, All My Children's Richie Novak, Young & The Restless' Billy Abbott
Maile Misajon: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Pop Singer, of Eden's Crush
Edgar Dean Mitchell: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Astronaut, Apollo 14
Dustin Nguyen: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Actor, 21 Jump Street's Harry
Erika Page: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actress, Second Noah's Roxanna, One Life to Live's Roseanne Delgado, Days of Our Lives' Dr. Amber Kress
Ripley Parker: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Thandie Newton and Oliver's son
Cassandra Peterson: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Movie Actress, TV Hostess, Vegetarian, b. in Manhattan, Kansas; aka Elvira: Mistress of the Dark in Movie Macabe
Rita Rudner: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Comedienne, Essayist, Movie Actress, Certs commercials; not b. 1955 or 1956
Austin Saint John: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
TV Actor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Jason
Marcus Dean "Mac" Sanders: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Hi-Five
Matthew Settle: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actor, Gossip Girl's Rufus Humphrey
William Shockley: yr unknown
TV/Movie Actor, Dr. Quinn's Hank
Bryan Singer: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, X-Men
Dewayne Smith: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer, "Son", Geezinslaw Brothers
Felix Solis: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Actor
David H. Souter: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Supreme Court Justice, the 107th SC Justice 1990-
Thomas P. Stafford: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)
Astronaut, two Gemini rendezvous missions 1965-66, Apollo 10 commander, docked with a Soviet Soyuz craft in 1975.
Marian L. Tanny-Caracciolo: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Relative, my Mom
Sandra Vidal: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Bold & the Beautiful's Sofia
Vinnie: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Rap Performer, of Naughty By Nature
Jon Walker: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Panic! at the Disco
Desi Wasdin: 1983 (is 29 in 2012, 30 in 2013)
Country Singer, of 3 of Hearts
"Fee" Waybill: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, b. in Omaha, NE; RN:John Waldo; of The Tubes
David Williams: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Bassist
Montel Brian Hank II Williams: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Grace & Montel's boy
Timothy Williams: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Trombonist
Bebe Winans: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Singer
Malik Yoba: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actor, N.Y. Undercover's Det. J.C. Williams
Anthony Zinni: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Hero, Retired Marine General

People on September 17th: birth anniversaries

Anne Bancroft: 1931=d.Jun 6, 2005 (was 73)
Movie/Stage Actress, Roman Catholic, b. in New York City; The Graduate's Mrs. Robinson immortalized by Simon & Garfunkel, Miracle Worker, Home For The Holidays, Great Expectations; RN:Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; Mel Brooks' wife
Paul Benedict: 1938=d.Dec 1, 2008 (was 70)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Soap Actor, The Jefferson's Harry Bentley, The Blue & the Gray, One Life to Live's Lester
Bill Black: 1926=d.Oct 21, 1965 (was 39)
Bassist, Songwriter, b. in Memphis, TN; soul & country; of Elvis Presley's band; warm-up act during the Beatles' American tour
David Buick: 1854=d.Mar 6, 1929 (was 74)
Businessperson, Industrialist, Scotish, Buick Auto Company founder in 1902
Warren E. Burger: 1907=d.Jun 25, 1995 (was 87)
SuprmeCt ChiefJustice, 1969-86 tenure
Little Milton Campbell: 1933=d.Aug 4, 2005 (was 71)
Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Seth Carlo Chandler: 1846=d.Dec 31, 1913 (was 67)
Astronomer, best known for his discovery (1884-85) of the Chandler Wobble, a movement in the Earth's axis of rotation that causes latitude to vary with a period of 14 months.
George Cleveland: 1885?=d.Jul 15, 1957 (was 74)
Actor, Canadian, Lassie's Gramps Miller; some say b. Sep 17, 1883, or b. Sep 17, 1886
Dolores Costello: 1905=d.Mar 1, 1979 (was 73)
Actress, Drew Barrymore's grandmother
Pepper Davis: 1953=d.Apr 6, 1990 (was 66)
Comedian, Vaudevillan, Vega$' Manny the mechanic
Chaim Herzog: 1918=d.Apr 17, 1997 (was 78)
Head of State, Boxer, Israel prez 1983-93; helped shape Israel; Ireland bantamweight boxing champ
Ken Kesey: 1935=d.Nov 10, 2001 (was 66)
Author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
King Charles III Of France: 879=d.Oct 7, 929 (was 50)
King, ruled 893-922
Dorothy Loudon: 1933=d.Nov 15, 2003 (was 70)
TV/Stage Actress, Singer, Garry Moore Show reg, Annie, Roaring 20s singer
Jeff MacNelly: 1947=d.Jun 8, 2000 (was 52)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Political Cartoonist, Shoe
John Marriott: 1900=d.Aug 13, 1985 (was 84)
Businessperson, Executive, Marriott hotel & restaraunt chain founder
Roddy McDowall: 1928=d.Oct 3, 1998 (was 70)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Photographer, Movie Director, English, b. in London; Planet of the Apes, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Batman's The Bookworm
Jack McDuff: 1926=d.Jan 23, 2001 (was 74)
Organist, Composer, Jazz Performer
Bill McKinney: 1895=d.Oct 14, 1969 (was 74)
Jazz Performer, Drummer, Bandleader
Hank Penny: 1918?=d.Apr 17, 1992 (was 73)
Country Singer, Bandleader, Country Guitarist; some say b. Aug 18, 1918
Pope Paul V: 1552=d.Jan 28, 1621 (was 68)
Religious Leader, Italian, ruled 1605-21
Esther Ralston: 1902=d.Jan 14, 1994 (was 91)
Movie Actress, silent screen star dubbed the "American Venus."
John Ritter: 1948=d.Sep 11, 2003 (was 54)
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Protestant, Producer, b. in Burbank, CA; RFN:Jonathan; The Barefoot Executive, The Waltons' Rev Matthew Fordwick, Three's Company's & Three's a Crowd's Jack Tripper, Hooperman's Det. Harry Hooperman, Anything But Love's Patrick Serreau, Fish Police's Inspector Gil, Hearts Afire's John Hartman, Stay Tuned, Felicity's Mr. Covington, Clifford the Big Red Dog, 8 Simple Rules' Paul Hennessy, Clifford the Big Red Dog; Tex's son, Amy Yasbeck's hubby
Steve Sanders: 1952=d.Jun 10, 1998 (was 45)
Country Singer, of Oak Ridge Boys
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky: 1857=d.Sep 19, 1935 (was 78)
Scientist, Russian, father of Cosmonautics, rocketry & space research
Ben Turpin: 1874=d.Jul 2, 1940 (was 65)
Comedian, Movie Actor, Yankee Doodle in Berlin, Mack Sennett comedies
Baron Friedrich Von Steuben: 1730=d.????
Revolutionary, General, trained Washington's troops
Sylvester Wiere: 1910=d.Jul 7, 1970 (was 59)
Comedian, of The Wiere Bros, a knockabout comedy team
Hank Sr. Williams: 1923=d.Jan 1, 1953 (was 29)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Actor, RFN:Hiram King
William Carlos Williams: 1883=d.Mar 4, 1963 (was 79)
Poet, Physician, Writer, Doctor

People on September 17th: death anniversaries

Iris Adrian: 1994 (was 82)/b.May 29, 1912
TV/Movie Actress, RN:Iris Hostetter; Ted Knight Show's Dottie
Spiro Theodore Agnew: 1996 (was 77)/b.Nov 9, 1918
Vice President, b. in Baltimore, MD; 39th U.S. Vice President; John Denver sang a song about him, though rather short.
Richard Basehart: 1984 (was 70)/b.Aug 31, 1914
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Zanesville, OH; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea's Adm. Harriman Nelson
Clive Bell: 1964 (was 83)/b.Sep 16, 1881
Author, Critic, English, of art
Herbie Fields: 1958 (was 61)/b.Mar 24, 1897
Saxophonist, Writer, one of the uncredited writers of The Wizard of Oz
James Griffith: 1993 (was 77)/b.Feb 13, 1916
Actor
Jessie Hill: 1996 (was 63)/b.Dec 9, 1932
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Drummer, Pianist
King Philip IV Of Spain: 1665 (was 60)/b.Apr 8, 1605
King, ruled 1621-65
Jack Lesberg: 2005 (was 85)/b.Feb 14, 1920
Jazz Bassist
Wilhelm "Willy" Messerschmitt: 1978 (was 80)/b.Jun 26, 1898
Aviator, Engineer, German, In 1944 his Me-262 became the first jet plane to be flown in combat.
Gene Nelson: 1996 (was 76)/b.Mar 24, 1920
Movie Actor, Dancer, Movie Director, b. in Seattle, WA; RLN:Berg; Oklahoma's Will Parker; d. Sep 16?
Charles H. Percy: 2011 (was 91)/b.Sep 27, 1919
Senator
Jean Piaget: 1980 (was 84)/b.Aug 9, 1896
Psychologist, Zoologist, India
Charles Alfred Pillsbury: 1899 (was 56)/b.Dec 3, 1842
Manufacturer, founded the largest flour mill in the world in the 1880s with his company
Sir Karl Popper: 1994 (was 92)/b.Jul 28, 1902
Philosopher, Austrian
Billie Mae Richards: 2010 (was 88)/b.Nov 21, 1921
Actress, voice of Rudolph the Reindeer
Omer Simeon: 1959 (was 57)/b.Jul 21, 1902
Clarinetist, Saxophonist
Red Skelton: 1997 (was 84)/b.Jul 18, 1913
HALL OF FAMER, Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Variety Show Host, Radio Actor, b. in Vincennes, IN; aka Freddie the Freeloader; RFMN:Richard Bernard; The Red Skelton Show host; performed The Pledge of Allegiance on his show that proved so popular that Columbia Records released it as a single; he is a specialist in painting clowns
Jay Stewart: 1989 (was 71)/b.1918
Announcer, of Let's Make a Deal
Grady Sutton: 1995 (was 87)/b.Apr 5, 1908
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, The Pruitts of Southhampton butler Sturgis
William Henry Fox Talbot: 1877 (was 77)/b.Feb 11, 1800
Inventor, Photographer, Physicist, Chemist, English, developer of photography
Akim Tamiroff: 1972 (was 72)/b.Oct 29, 1899
Movie Actor, Russian
Frankie Vaughan: 1999 (was 71)/b.Feb 3, 1928
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, Dancer, English, RLN:Abelson
Hugo Winterhalter: 1973 (was 64)/b.Aug 15, 1909
Conductor, Arranger, Bandleader, RCA Musical Director
Jimmy Yancey: 1951 (was 53)/b.Feb 20, 1898
HALL OF FAMER, Blues Singer, Pianist, Composer, Boogie woogie
Paula Yates: 2000 (was 40)/b.Apr 24, 1960
Rock-Pop Performer, Writer, English, b. in London; Bob Geldof's wife

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