Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
Movie Actor
2
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
3
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
4
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
5
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
6
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
7
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
8
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
9
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
10
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
11
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
12
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
13
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
14
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
15
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
16
William Jackson (1759-1828)
Politician
17
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
18
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
19
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
20
Hubert Harrison (1883-1927)
Activist
21
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
22
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
23
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
24
December 17 Birthdays
December 17 Horoscope
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
25
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
26
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
27
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
28
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
29
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
30
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
31
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
32
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
33
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
34
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
35
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
36
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
37
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
38
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
39
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
40
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
41
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
42
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
43
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
44
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
45
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
46
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
47
Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896)
Magician
48
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