Who Was Born Today – December 17 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on December 17 | ||
1778 | Humphrey Davy, English chemist who discovered the anesthetic effect of laughing gas. | |
1807 | John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet, abolitionist, reformer and founder of the Liberal Party. | |
1908 | Willard Frank Libby, American chemist who won a Nobel Prize for his part in creating the carbon-14 method in dating ancient findings. | |
1929 | William Safire, journalist and author. | |
1930 | Bob Guccione, publisher; founder of Penthouse magazine. | |
1935 | George Lindsey, comic actor best known for his role as Goober on The Andy Griffith Show. | |
1936 | Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina), named to the Papacy March 13, 2013. | |
1937 | Art Neville, singer, musician; member of The Neville Brothers and The Meters. | |
1937 | Kerry Packer, Australian businessman who founded World Series Cricket. | |
1937 | US Lt. Gen. Calvin Waller, deputy commander-in-chief for military operations with US Central Command (Forward) during the First Gulf War. | |
1945 | Chris Matthews, news anchor, political commentator; host of Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC. | |
1962 | Richard Jewell, police officer who discovered pipe bombs on the grounds of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and helped evacuate the area before the bombs exploded. | |
2007 | James, Viscount Severn, son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex; youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. |
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