Who Was Born Today – September 17 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 17 | ||
1743 | Marquis Marie Jean de Condorcet, French mathematician and philosopher, a leading thinker in the Enlightenment. | |
1879 | Andrew “Rube” Foster, father of the Negro baseball leagues. | |
1883 | William Carlos Williams, poet, playwright, essayist and writer who won a Pulitzer prize for Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems. | |
1907 | Warren E. Burger, chief justice of the Supreme Court. | |
1923 | Hank Williams, Sr., influential Country singer, songwriter and guitarist (“Lonesome Blues,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart”.) | |
1935 | Ken Kesey, author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Sometimes a Great Notion). | |
1947 | Jeff MacNelly, political cartoonist, creator of the comic strip Shoe. | |
1948 | John Ritter, actor, comedian (Three’s Company TV series). | |
1953 | Steve Williams, drummer and songwriter with influential Welch heavy metal group Budgie. | |
1953 | Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Pakistan’s Muttahida Qaumi Movement. | |
1968 | Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece. |
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