LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jakob Boehme	Religion	1575	17-Nov-1624	German Protestant mystic
Antoine de Bourbon	Royalty	22-Apr-1518	17-Nov-1562	King of France
Irving Brecher	Screenwriter	17-Jan-1914	17-Nov-2008	Meet Me in St. Louis
Clive Brook	Actor	1-Jun-1887	17-Nov-1974	Shanghai Express
Ruth Brown	Singer	12-Jan-1928	17-Nov-2006	Miss Rhythm
Andrew H. Burke	Politician	15-May-1850	17-Nov-1918	Governor of North Dakota, 1891-93
Catherine the Great	Royalty	2-May-1729	17-Nov-1796	Tsarina of Russia, 1762-96
Arthur Conley	Musician	4-Jan-1946	17-Nov-2003	Sweet Soul Music
Gladys Cooper	Actor	18-Dec-1888	17-Nov-1971	My Fair Lady
Ruth Donnelly	Actor	17-May-1896	17-Nov-1982	A Slight Case of Murder
John Earle	Religion	1601	17-Nov-1665	Microcosmographie
Abba Eban	Government	2-Feb-1915	17-Nov-2002	Foreign Minister of Israel, 1966-74
J. Howard Edmondson	Politician	27-Sep-1925	17-Nov-1971	Governor of Oklahoma, 1959-63
Weeb Ewbank	Football	6-May-1907	17-Nov-1998	Head Coach, Baltimore Colts and NY Jets
Thomas King Forcade	Journalist	11-Sep-1945	17-Nov-1978	Founder of High Times
Don Gibson	Country Musician	3-Apr-1928	17-Nov-2003	Heartbroken country crooner
Eric Gill	Typographer	22-Feb-1882	17-Nov-1940	Typographer, Gill Sans
Sheilah Graham	Columnist	15-Sep-1904	17-Nov-1988	Beloved Infidel
Robert Hofstadter	Physicist	5-Feb-1915	17-Nov-1990	Size, shape, and structure of neutrons and protons
Herman Hollerith	Inventor	29-Feb-1860	17-Nov-1929	Invented the punchcard
David Ignatow	Poet	7-Feb-1914	17-Nov-1997	Rescue the Dead
James P. Johnson	Jazz Musician	01-Feb-1894	17-Nov-1955	The father of stride piano
Kay Johnson	Actor	29-Nov-1904	17-Nov-1975	Of Human Bondage
Nancee Kelly	Pornstar	5-Jun-1958	17-Nov-1991	Wife of Jack Nance
Alain René Lesage	Novelist	6-May-1668	17-Nov-1747	Gil Blas
Audre Lorde	Author	18-Feb-1934	17-Nov-1992	A Burst of Light
St. Margaret	Royalty	c. 1045	17-Nov-1093	Queen of Scotland
Queen Mary I	Royalty	18-Feb-1516	17-Nov-1558	Queen of England, 1553-58
Herbert B. Maw	Politician	11-Mar-1893	17-Nov-1990	Governor of Utah, 1941-49
Robert E. McNair	Politician	14-Dec-1923	17-Nov-2007	Governor of South Carolina, 1965-71
Louis Néel	Physicist	22-Nov-1904	17-Nov-2000	Magnetic properties of solids
Pete Newell	Basketball	3-Aug-1915	17-Nov-2008	Influential NCAA coach
Dick O'Neill	Actor	29-Aug-1928	17-Nov-1998	Charlie Cagney on Cagney and Lacey
Robert Owen	Activist	14-May-1771	17-Nov-1858	Founder of the Cooperative Movement
Mervyn Peake	Novelist	9-Jul-1911	17-Nov-1968	Titus Groan
Raymond Pearl	Biologist	3-Jun-1879	17-Nov-1940	Biogerontology
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola	Philosopher	24-Feb-1463	17-Nov-1494	Italian philosopher and mystic
Auguste Rodin	Sculptor	12-Nov-1840	17-Nov-1917	Sculptor in bronze
Esther Rolle	Actor	8-Nov-1920	17-Nov-1998	Florida Evans on Good Times
Bo Schembechler	Football	1-Apr-1929	17-Nov-2006	Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89
Richard Norman Shaw	Architect	7-May-1831	17-Nov-1912	Late 19th c. British architect
Jack C. Shewmaker	Business	14-Mar-1938	17-Nov-2010	President and COO of Wal-Mart, 1978-84
Immanuel Velikovsky	Author	10-Jun-1895	17-Nov-1979	Worlds in Collision
Billy Vessels	Football	22-Mar-1931	17-Nov-2001	Winner, 1952 Heisman Trophy
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Composer	5-Mar-1887	17-Nov-1959	Bachianas Brasileiras
Naunton Wayne	Actor	22-Jun-1901	17-Nov-1970	Obsession
Pete Williams	Politician	10-Dec-1919	17-Nov-2001	US Senator snagged in ABSCAM
Cora Witherspoon	Actor	5-Jan-1890	17-Nov-1957	The Bank Dick
Marguerite Young	Author	28-Aug-1908	17-Nov-1995	Miss MacIntosh, My Darling

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