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August 17th

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523 Notable birthdays

Raphael Bob-Waksberg

American comedian and writer.

Born August 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in San Mateo.

Jorge Posada

Professional baseball player.

Born August 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Santurce.

Murasoli Maran

Indian politician (1934–2003).

Born August 17th, 1934 in Thirukkuvalai.

Died November 23rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Chennai.

Tim Bagley

American actor and comedian.

Born August 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Minneapolis.

Gracie Gold

American figure skater.

Born August 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Newton.

Robert Joy

Canadian actor.

Born August 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Montreal.

Sachin Pilgaonkar

Indian actor, director, producer, writer, and singer.

Born August 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Mumbai.

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player.

Born August 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Torsby.

Harry Hopkins

American politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce, assistant to president franklin delano roosevelt (1890-1946).

Born August 17th, 1890 in Sioux City.

Died January 29th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).

Guillermo Vilas

Argentine tennis player.

Born August 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Mar del Plata.

Jelena Karleuša

Serbian singer.

Born August 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Belgrade.

Cheerleader Melissa

American professional wrestler.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Los Angeles.

Jon Olsson

Swedish freestyle skier.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Mora.

Norm Coleman

American politician.

Born August 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Maria McKee

American singer-songwriter.

Born August 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Los Angeles.

Eric Johnson

American guitarist and recording artist.

Born August 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Austin.

Sarah Sjöström

Swedish female swimmer.

Born August 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Rönninge. [ref]

Gilby Clarke

American guitarist.

Born August 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Cleveland.

Mikhail Botvinnik

Soviet chess player.

Born August 17th, 1911 in Repino.

Died May 5th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).

Jackie Walorski

American politician (1963-2022).

Born August 17th, 1963 in South Bend. [ref]

Died August 3rd, 2022 at 58 years old in Nappanee (traffic collision). [ref]

Ryan Driller

American pornographic actor.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Denver. [ref]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.

American politician (1914–1988).

Born August 17th, 1914 in Campobello Island.

Died August 17th, 1988 at 74 years old in Poughkeepsie (lung cancer).

Eric Schlosser

American journalist and author.

Born August 17th, 1959 (age 66 years) in New York City.

Chiquinquirá Delgado

Venezuelan actress.

Born August 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Maracaibo.

Tamon Yamaguchi

Admiral in the imperial japanese navy.

Born August 17th, 1892 in Tokyo.

Died June 6th, 1942 at 49 years old in Pacific Ocean.

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