Who Was Born Today – April 17 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on April 17 | ||
1622 | Henry Vaughan, poet | |
1676 | Frederick I, king of Sweden | |
1741 | Samuel Chase, signer of the Declaration of Independence | |
1820 | Alexander Cartwright, sportsman, developed baseball. | |
1866 | Ernest Henry Starling, British physiologist. | |
1885 | Isak Dinesen (Karen Dinesen), Danish writer (Out of Africa). | |
1894 | Nikita S. Khrushchev, Soviet premier (1958-64). | |
1897 | Thornton Wilder, novelist and playwright (Our Town). | |
1923 | Harry Reasoner, American broadcast journalist. | |
1928 | Cynthia Ozick, writer (The Cannibal Galaxy, The Messiah of Stockholm). |