hey gues what its all of these peoples birthdays too. and all this time you thought it was only your birthday... selfish bastard
April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining.
Births
* 1278 - Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)
* 1573 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
* 1586 - John Ford, English dramatist
* 1598 - Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)
* 1620 - Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
* 1622 - Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet (d. 1695)
* 1710 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767)
* 1734 - Taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)
* 1750 - François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (d. 1828)
* 1794 - Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (d. 1868)
* 1798 - Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (d. 1740)
* 1816 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English Methodist chapel builder (d. 1876)
* 1833 - Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer (d. 1900)
* 1837 - J.P. Morgan, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1913)
* 1842 - Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (d. 1911)
* 1863 - Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician (d. 1940)
* 1863 - Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
* 1865 - Ursula Julia Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint (d. 1939)
* 1866 - Ernest Starling, British physiologist (d. 1927)
* 1882 - Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist (d. 1951)
* 1885 - Isak Dinesen, Danish author (d. 1962)
* 1890 - Art Acord, American actor and rodeo rider (d. 1931)
* 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)
* 1896 - Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist and comedian (d. 1999)
* 1897 - Thornton Wilder, American dramatist (d. 1975)
* 1902 - Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican writer, politician, and diplomat (d. 1974)
* 1903 - Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist (d. 1976)
* 1903 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete (d. 1975)
* 1914 - George Davis, American art director (d. 1998)
* 1915 - Joe Foss, American soldier and politician (d. 2003)
* 1916 - Helenio Herrera, French footballer player and manager (d. 1997)
* 1917 - Bill Clements, Governor of Texas
* 1918 - William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
* 1919 - Gilles Lamontagne, French Canadian politician
* 1923 - Lindsay Anderson, English film director (d. 1994)
* 1923 - Harry Reasoner, American journalist (d. 1991)
* 1923 - Solly Hemus, American baseball player
* 1926 - Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
* 1928 - Cynthia Ozick, American writer
* 1929 - James Last, German band leader
* 1930 - Chris Barber, British jazz band leader
* 1934 - Don Kirshner, American television producer and composer
* 1935 - Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director
* 1938 - Ben Barnes, Lt. Governor of Texas
* 1940 - Anja Silja, German soprano
* 1942 - David Bradley, British actor
* 1944 - L. Scott Caldwell, American actress
* 1946 - Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1995)
* 1947 - Linda Martin, Irish singer
* 1948 - Jan Hammer, Czech composer
* 1950 - Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner
* 1951 - Olivia Hussey, Argentine-born actress
* 1951 - Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player
* 1952 - Željko Ražnatović, Serbian warlord (d. 2000)
* 1954 - Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
* 1954 - Rowdy Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler
* 1954 - Michael Sembello, American musician
* 1955 - Pete Shelley, British musician
* 1957 - Nick Hornby, English author
* 1959 - Sean Bean, English actor
* 1961 - Boomer Esiason, American football player
* 1963 - Joel Murray, American actor
* 1964 - Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle)
* 1964 - Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1964 - Lela Rochon, American actress
* 1966 - Vikram, Indian actor
* 1967 - Marquis Grissom, American baseball player
* 1967 - Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter
* 1967 - Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-born Scottish actor
* 1970 - Redman, American rapper
* 1972 - Gary Bennett, American baseball player
* 1972 - Tony Boselli, American football player
* 1972 - Jennifer Garner, American actress
* 1972 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
* 1972 - Ruffian, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 1975)
* 1972 - Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1973 - Brett Maher, Australian basketballer
* 1974 - Victoria Beckham, English singer
* 1974 - Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer (Opeth)
* 1975 - Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor
* 1977 - Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
* 1977 - Sizzla, Jamaican dancehall artist
* 1978 - Jordan Hill, American singer
* 1978 - Lindsay Hartley, American soap opera actress
* 1980 - Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer
* 1981 - Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer
* 1982 - Lee Jun Ki, South Korean actor and model
* 1982 - Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player
* 1983 - Stanislav Chistov, Russian hockey player
