Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 17:
1711 Jupiter Hammon 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works)
1817 Samuel Ringgold Ward Maryland, minister/abolitionist/author
1835 Alexandrine-Pieternella-Fran‡oise Tinn‚ explored the White Nile
1848 William "Candy" Cummings created the curve ball
1859 William "Buck" Ewing hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)
1864 Elinor Glyn British novelist (3 Weeks)
1886 Spring Byington Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)
19-- Zulu [Gilbert Kauhi], Hilo Hawaii, actor (Det Kono-Hawaii 5-0)
1903 Irene Ryan El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)
1903 Jerry Colonna Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colonna Show)
1903 Nathanael West American novelist (Day of the Locusts)
1905 Jean Arthur NYC, actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
1912 John Paul I 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)
1915 Arthur Miller playwright (Death of a Salesman, The Crucible)
1917 Marsha Hunt Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)
1919 Rita Hayworth NY (Alzheimer victim), actress (Gilda, Pal Joey)
1920 Montgomery Clift actor (From Here to Eternity)
1921 Maria Gorokhovskaya USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952)
1921 Tom Poston Columbus Ohio, actor (Steve Allen Show, Newhart)
1926 Beverly Garland Santa Cruz Calif, actress (My 3 Sons)
1926 Julie Adams Waterloo Iowa, actress (Yancy Derringer, Code Red)
1926 Karl G Henize Cincinnati Ohio, astronaut (STS 51F)
1928 James "Junior" Gilliam Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953)
1928 Julie Adams Iowa, actress (Away All Boats, Black Rose)
1930 Jimmy Breslin Queens NYC, columnist (NY Post, News, Newsday)
1932 Paul Anderson US, light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956)
1933 William A Anders Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8)
1938 Robert "Evel" Knievel motorcycle daredevil
1941 James Seals Sidney Tx, singer (Seals & Crofts-Summer Breeze)
1942 Gary Puckett vocalist (& the Union Gap-Woman Woman, Young Girl)
1943 Susan Davenny Wyner New Haven Ct, soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize)
1944 Carol Cole West Medford Mass, actress (Ellie-Grady)
1945 Dave Cutler CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
1946 Bob Seagren Pomona Calif, actor (Soap)/pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-68)
1947 Charles A Ingene macromarketing researcher
1947 Michael McKean NYC, actor (Lenny-Laverne & Shirley, Grand)
1948 George Wendt Chicago Ill, actor (Norm-Cheers)
1948 Margot Kidder Yellowknife, actress (Lois Lane, Amityville Horror)
1949 Bill Hudson Portland Ore, comedians (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show)
1949 Timothy Bottoms Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Adam-East of Eden)
1952 Howard E Rollins Jr Balt Md, actor (Bannister-Wildside)
1955 Sam Bottoms actor (Prime Risk, Savages)
1956 Mae C Jemison Decatur Alabama, MD/astronaut (Sked:STS 47)
1957 Vincent Van Patten Belrose NY, actor (Apple's Way, 3 for the Road)
1958 Alan Jackson rocker (Don't Rock the Jukebox, Here in the Real World)
1959 Dolph Lundgren actor (Rocky 4, Masters of the Universe)
1965 Connie Ann Hearn Anchorage Alaska, actress (New Kind of Family)
Deaths which occurred on October 17:
1806 Jean Jacques Dessalines Emperor of Haiti, dies
1887 Gustav Kirchoff discoverer of the laws of spectroscopy, dies
1910 Julia Ward Howe composer (Battle Hymn of the Republic), dies at 91
1990 Ralph Abernathy civil rights leader, dies
1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 GAITHER RALPH E. MIAMI FL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1965 HALYBURTON PORTER A. DAVIDSON NC 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1965 KNUTSON RODNEY A. BILLINGS MT 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV INJURED ALIVE AND WELL 98
1965 MAYER RODERICK L. LEWISTON ID PROB DEAD
1965 OLMSTEAD STANLEY E. MARSHALL OK PROB DEAD IN A/C WRECKAGE
1965 WHEAT DAVID R. DULUTH MN 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 ANDREWS ANTHONY C. CHICO CA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 CADWELL ANTHONY B. MISSOULA MT
1967 FITZGERALD PAUL L. JR. FORT VALLEY GA
1967 FORTNER FREDERICK J. POMONA CA REMAINS RETURNED 03/23/89
1967 HARGROVE OLIN JR. BIRMINGHAM AL
1967 ODELL DONALD E. MT. CLEMENS MI 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 SULLIVAN DWIGHT E. CORYDON IA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 MASON JAMES P. DE KALB IL
1972 WANGCHOM NOPHADON THAILAND? RELEASED 09/01/74
1972 GRAHAM ALAN U. MOBILE AL 09/30/77 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1972 HOCKRIDGE JAMES A. ROCHESTER NY 09/30/77 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV