Who Was Born Today – November 17 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 17 | ||
1755 | Louis XVIII, King of France. | |
1887 | Bernard Law Montgomery, British field marshal who defeated Rommel in North Africa and led Allied troops from D-Day to the end of World War II. | |
1902 | Eugene Paul Wigner, Hungarian-born physicist. | |
1916 | Shelby Foote, American writer, famous for his three-volume narrative on America’s Civil War. | |
1925 | Rock Hudson, actor (McMillan & Wife TV series; Giant). | |
1938 | Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician (“Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” “In the Early Morning Rain”). | |
1942 | Martin Scorsese, film director (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull). | |
1944 | Gene Clark, singer, songwriter; member of the bands The Byrds, The New Christy Minstrels, and Dillard & Clark. | |
1944 | Danny DeVito, actor, director, producer (Taxi TV series; Throw Momma from the Train, Pulp Fiction). | |
1944 | Lorne Michaels, israeli-American TV producer; created Saturday Night Live. | |
1949 | Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006– ) |
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