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Birthdays of Personalities on December 17

1493 : Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)
1554 : Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne
1619 : Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician
1706 : Chƒtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer
1706 : Gabrielle Chƒtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire)
1734 : William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1778 : Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements)
1797 : Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism
1800 : Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)
1801 : Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)
1807 : John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)
1819 : Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
1820 : Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1821 : Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1824 : John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)
1824 : Manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1824 : Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity)
1830 : Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie)
1833 : James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893
1835 : Alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology
1842 : Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)
1859 : Willem C Grnings, Cura‡aos publisher (People's Friend)
1873 : Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)
1874 : William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)
1876 : J£lio A Peixoto, Brazilian writer (O esfinge)
1881 : Johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter
1889 : Vaslav F Nijinski, Ukraine/US ballet dancer (l'aprŠs-midi d'une faune)
1893 : Erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)
1894 : Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)
1894 : Hans Henny Jahnn, writer
1894 : Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics)
1894 : Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46)
1895 : David Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane)
1902 : Simon Drach, writer
1903 : Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)
1904 : Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies)
1905 : Joseph Heifitz, film director
1908 : Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960))
1909 : Ferdinand H Aus der Fnten, German war criminal (Breda 4)
1916 : Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)
1922 : Eric Brand, diplomat
1922 : Hubert H A Beckers, Cura‡aoan opera singer
1926 : Jeremy Brooks, writer
1928 : Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist
1929 : William Safire, political columnist (NY Times)/speech writer (Nixon)
1930 : Bob Guccione, [Robert C J Edwa], US publisher (Penthouse, Omni)
1931 : Yvonne Keuls, [Bamberg], Dutch writer (Jan Rap & Co)
1933 : Paul Snoek, [Edm Schietekat], Belgian poet
1936 : Frank Martinus Arion, [F Efraim M], Antilles, writer (Double Play)
1936 : Roland Sheldon, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1936 : Tommy Steele, London, singer/actor (« a Sixpence, Finian's Rainbow)
1937 : Art Neville, New Orleans LA, vocalist (Neville Brothers)
1939 : Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker (Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down)
1943 : Dave Dee, rocker
1944 : Jack L[aurence] Chalker, US, sci-fi author (Saga of Well World)
1946 : Eugene Levy, Hamilton Canada, comedian/writer (SCTV)
1947 : Simon Bates, English DJ
1948 : Jim Alexander, rocker
1948 : Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way)
1949 : Paul Rodgers, Engl, rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm)
1950 : Carlton Barrett, Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers)
1951 : Wanda Hutchison, rocker
1952 : Hans Alders, Dutch minister of environment (PvdA)
1952 : Mickey Jones, Wash DC, rock bassist
1953 : Ikue Ile Mori, rocker
1953 : Mark Gane, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M)
1957 : Bob Ojeda, pitcher (NY Mets)
1958 : Mike Mills, US pop bassist (REM-One I Love)
1961 : Sarah Dallin, rocker (Bananarama-Venus)
1961 : Venice Kong, St Mary Jamaica, playmate (September, 1985)
1968 : Curtis Pride, Washington DC, outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
1969 : Marc Davis, Oceanside Calif, 3K steeplechase runner (Goodwill-gold-94)
1969 : Scott Player, WLAF punter (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 : Benedictine, [St Bernard]; becomes heaviest known dog (137 kg)
1971 : Alyson Habetz, Crowley LA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
1971 : Mark Byers, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 : Dewayne Washington, cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1972 : Don Davis, linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
1975 : Napiera Danielle Groves, Miss USA-Wash DC (1997, Miss Congeniality)
1979 : Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA (1997)

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