Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of June 17:
1239 Edward I king of England (1272-1307)
1703 John Wesley cofounded Methodist movement/author
1742 William Hooper signed Decl of Ind
1811 Jon Sigurdsson Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends
1818 Charles Gounod Paris, France, opera composer (Faust)
1832 Sir William Crookes chemist/physicist; discovered thallium
1858 Eben Sumner Draper former MA Gov
1867 John Robert Gregg Ireland, inventor (shorthand)
1870 George Cormack created "Wheaties" cereal
1871 James Weldon Johnson lawyer, 1st black admitted to Florida Bar
1882 Igor Stravinsky Oranienbaum, Russia, composer (The Rite of Spring)
19-- Irwin "Sonny" Fox Bkln NY, TV host (Wonderama, $64,000 Challenge)
19-- Jason Patric actor (Lost Boys, Solar Babies)
19-- Michael Monroe rock vocalist (Hanoi Rocks, Ain't it Fun)
19-- Paul Stevens actor (Young & Restless)
1904 Ralph Bellamy Chicago, actor (Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places)
1910 Red Foley Blue Lick Ky, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
1912 Don Gillis Cameron Missouri, composer (Symphony #5«)
1914 John Hersey author (Hiroshima, A Bell for Adano)
1915 Stringbean [David Akeman], Ky, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw)
1919 Kingman Brewster college president (Yale)
1920 Beryl Reid actress (Joseph Andrews, Psycho Mania, Yellowbeard)
1920 Fran‡ois Jacob France, biologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1965)
1922 Jerry Fielding Pitts Pa, orch leader (Lively Ones)
1923 Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch AAFC, NFL halfback, end (LA Rams)
1925 Keith Larsen Salt Lake City Utah, actor (The Hunter, Brave Eagle)
1928 James Brown rocker (Hot Pants)
1929 Tigran Petrosyan USSR, world chess champion (1963-69)
1931 Virginia McKenna London, actress (Born Free, Gathering Storm)
1940 Bobby Bell NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
1942 Norman Kuhlice England, rocker (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good)
1945 Eddy Merckx Belguim, cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France)
1946 Barry Manilow NYC, singer (Mandy)
1948 David Concepcion Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinatti Reds)
1948 Phylicia Allen Ayers Rashad Houston Tx, actress (Cosby)
1951 Joe Piscopo Passaic NJ, comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials)
1954 Mark Linn-Baker St Louis, actor (Larry Appleton-Perfect Strangers)
1958 Dan McVicar Independence Mo, actor (Clarke-Bold & Beautiful)
1964 Michael Gross West Germany, swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984)
1965 Kami Cotler Long Beach Calif, actress (Elizabeth-The Waltons)
1969 Kevin Thornton vocalist (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up)
1975 Frederick Koehler Queens NY, actor (Chip-Kate & Allie)
1977 Jason Miller Silver Springs Md, actor (New Mickey Mouse Club)
Deaths which occurred on June 17:
1905 M ximo G˘mez Cuban general, dies at 68
1939 Eugene Weldman last guillotined in France
1961 Jeff Chandler actor, dies at 40
1973 Luis Van Rooten actor (One Man's Family), dies at 66
1974 Pamela Britton actress (Blondie, My Favorite Martian), dies at 50
1978 Cully Richards actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68
1979 Lou Frizzel actor (Dusty Rhoades-Bonanza), dies at 58
1984 Chet Allen actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter), dies at 51
1984 Swale Kentucky Derby winner, collapses & dies
1986 Kate Smith singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh NC at 78
1987 Dick Howser NY Yankee & KC Royal mgr, dies at 51 of brain cancer
1989 David S Griggs astronaut, dies in crash of WW II vintage plane
1989 John Matusek Oakland Raider/actor, dies at 38 of a heart attack
1989 Mr Griggs astronaut, dies in crash of WW II vintage plane
1990 Palmira Henry fashion designer, dies at 44 of cerebral hemorrhage
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 ADAMS OLEY N. GREEN CITY MO EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 COBBS RALPH B. EAST ST LOUIS IL EXPLODE AIR IMAPCT SEA
1966 COLLETTE CURTIS D. WINDSOR CT EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 CAIRNS ROBERT A. HIGHLAND CA EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 DEMPSEY JACK I. HELENA MT EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 FRENG STANLEY J. MISSON HILL SD EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 GALANTI PAUL E. LODI NJ 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 GRAVITTE CONNIE M. CA-VEL NC EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 HESS GENE K. TOWNSEND DE EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 ROMIG EDWARD L. HAVERTOWN PA EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 SAVOY M.J. UNIVERSITY CITY MO EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 SIEGWARTH DONALD E. NEWARK NJ EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1966 WASHBURN LARRY E. SAN ANTONIO TX EXPLODE AIR IMPACT SEA
1969 SPARKS DONALD L. CARROLL IA "LETTERS FOUND, DIED IN PW CAMP"
1970 COCHRANE DEVERTON C. BROOKLINE MA SEARCH NEG
1970 LAKER CARL J. CLEARWATER FL "HEAD WOUND, SEARCH NEG"