Jennifer Rhodes

American actress.

Born August 17th, 1947 (age 77 years) in Rosiclare.

Georgia Gibbs

American singer.

Born August 17th, 1919 in Worcester. ^[ref]

Died December 9th, 2006 at 87 years old in New York City (leukemia). ^[ref]

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist.

Born August 17th, 1932 in Pessac. ^[ref]

Died August 11th, 2022 at 89 years old in Ampus. ^[ref]

Luther Allison

American blues guitarist (1939-1997).

Born August 17th, 1939 in Widener. ^[ref]

Died August 12th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madison (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Latisha Chan

Taiwanese female tennis player.

Born August 17th, 1989 (age 35 years) in Dongshi District.

Frederick Lau

German actor.

Born August 17th, 1989 (age 35 years) in West Berlin.

David Price

Professor and u.s. representative.

Born August 17th, 1940 (age 84 years) in Erwin.

Johannes Kleiman

Concealer of anne frank (1896-1959).

Born August 17th, 1896 in Koog aan de Zaan.

Died January 28th, 1959 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.

Traian Vuia

Romanian aviation pioneer.

Born August 17th, 1872 in Traian Vuia.

Died September 3rd, 1950 at 78 years old in Bucharest.

Cleve Moler

American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis.

Born August 17th, 1939 (age 85 years) in Salt Lake City.