LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lloyd Alexander	Novelist	30-Jan-1924	17-May-2007	The Chronicles of Prydain
Dave Berg	Cartoonist	12-Jun-1920	17-May-2002	The Lighter Side of...
Toe Blake	Hockey	21-Aug-1912	17-May-1995	Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer
Sandro Botticelli	Painter	1-Mar-1445	17-May-1510	Florentine early Renaissance painter
Edwin Alonzo Boyd	Criminal	2-Apr-1914	17-May-2002	Notorious Canadian bank robber
John C. Breckinridge	Politician	21-Jan-1821	17-May-1875	James Buchanan's Vice President
Hugh Burden	Actor	3-Apr-1913	17-May-1985	Funeral in Berlin
Abe Burrows	Playwright	18-Dec-1910	17-May-1985	Co-Author, Guys and Dolls
René Caillié	Explorer	19-Sep-1799	17-May-1838	First European to return from Timbuktu
Catherine I	Royalty	15-Apr-1684	17-May-1727	Empress of Russia, 1725-27
Samuel Clarke	Philosopher	11-Oct-1675	17-May-1729	Newtonian theologian
Wilbur J. Cohen	Government	10-Jun-1913	17-May-1987	HEW Secretary, 1968-69
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer	Biologist	24-Feb-1907	17-May-2004	Ichthyologist, discovered Coelacanth
Herbert Croly	Author	23-Jan-1869	17-May-1930	The Promise of American Life
Hugh Cudlipp	Business	28-Aug-1913	17-May-1998	British news magnate
John Deere	Business	7-Feb-1804	17-May-1886	Invented the self-scouring plow
Donald DeFreeze	Criminal	16-Nov-1943	17-May-1974	Symbionese Liberation Army
Paul Dukas	Composer	1-Oct-1865	17-May-1935	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
George William Forbes	Head of State	12-May-1869	17-May-1947	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1930-35
E. Franklin Frazier	Sociologist	24-Sep-1894	17-May-1962	Black Bourgeoisie
Hugo Friedhofer	Composer	3-May-1901	17-May-1981	The Best Years of Our Lives
Cass Gilbert	Architect	24-Nov-1859	17-May-1934	Woolworth Building
Frank Gorshin	Actor	5-Apr-1933	17-May-2005	The Riddler in Batman
Alan Gowen	Jazz Musician	19-Aug-1947	17-May-1981	Jazz-rock keyboardist
Richard Gregory	Psychologist	24-Jul-1923	17-May-2010	Optical illusions and "hands-on" science
Victor Halperin	Film Director	24-Aug-1895	17-May-1983	White Zombie
Robert M. Hutchins	Educator	17-Jan-1899	17-May-1977	President, University of Chicago, 1929-51
John Jay	Judge	12-Dec-1745	17-May-1829	First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Henry Jones	Actor	1-Aug-1912	17-May-1999	The Bad Seed
Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	29-Jun-1936	17-May-2011	Minnesota Twins
Lilli Lehmann	Singer	24-Nov-1848	17-May-1929	Operatic, Wagnerian soprano
Montagu Love	Actor	15-Mar-1877	17-May-1943	British character actor
Gunnar Myrdal	Economist	6-Dec-1898	17-May-1987	Monetary Equilibrium
James A. O'Gorman	Politician	5-May-1860	17-May-1943	US Senator from New York, 1911-17
Steve Owen	Football	21-Apr-1898	17-May-1964	NY Giants Head Coach, 1930-53
Lydia Pinkham	Business	9-Feb-1819	17-May-1883	Herbal supplements for "ladies' problems"
Owen J. Roberts	Judge	2-May-1875	17-May-1955	US Supreme Court Justice, 1930-45
Frederick A. O. Schwarz	Business	18-Oct-1836	17-May-1911	Founder of FAO Schwarz
Lennington Small	Politician	16-Jun-1862	17-May-1936	Governor of Illinois, 1921-29
Nahum Sokolow	Activist	3-Feb-1859	17-May-1936	World Zionist Organization
Donna Summer	Singer	31-Dec-1948	17-May-2012	Hot Stuff
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand	Diplomat	2-Feb-1754	17-May-1838	Preeminent French diplomat
June Taylor	Dancer	14-Dec-1917	17-May-2004	June Taylor Dancers choreographer
Lionel Van Deerlin	Politician	25-Jul-1914	17-May-2008	Congressman from California, 1963-81
Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Guitarist	3-Feb-1935	17-May-1996	Gangster of Love
Eugen Weber	Historian	24-Apr-1925	17-May-2007	The Western Tradition
Lawrence Welk	Conductor	11-Mar-1903	17-May-1992	Big band leader, TV champagne music host

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