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What happened in history on this day: August 17?
On August 17 in ...
- 1908 - The film Fantasmagorie is shown in Paris, France, the first animated film to tell a story. The film is 2 minutes long, made by Emile Cohl for Léon Gaumont.
- 2007 - Disney film High School Musical 2 is shown on TV in the USA, becoming the single most-watched basic cable telecast, with about 17.2 million viewers.
Births on August 17
- 1888 - Birth of Monty Wooley in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Pied Piper, The Man Who Came to Dinner).
- 1893 - Birth of Mary Jane West AKA Baby Mae AKA Jane Mast AKA Mae West in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Night After Night, She Done Him Wrong, I'm No Angel, Klondike Annie, My Little Chickadee) (dies 1980).
- 1900 - Birth of Quincy Howe in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; newscaster (CBS Weekend News).
- 1918 - Birth of Mort Marshall in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Cully - Dumplings).
- 1921 - Birth of Maureen O'Hara in Dublin, Ireland; actress (Miracle on 34th Street).
- 1922 - Birth of Ralph Roberts in North Carolina, USA; actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days).
- 1927 - Birth of Robert Moore in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Marshall - Diana).
- 1932 - Birth of Chet Allen in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Jerry - Bonino, Slats - Troubleshooter).
- 1943 - Birth of Robert De Niro in New York City; actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver).
- 1960 - Birth of Sean Penn; actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High).
Deaths on August 17
- 1971 - Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at age 64.
- 1975 - Sig Arno of Hamburg, Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at age 80.
- 1976 - William Redfield, actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop), dies at age 48.
- 1979 - Death of Vivian Vance AKA Vivian Roberta Jones of bone cancer at age 70; actress (Ethel Mertz - I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show).
- 1982 - Death of Barney Phillips at age 68; actor (Dragnet radio and TV shows, Twelve O'Clock High, Dan August, Jabberjaw, Betty White Show, Felony Squad).
- 1990 - Death of Pearl Bailey at age 72 of heart disease; singer ("Takes Two to Tango"), actress (As the World Turns TV show), and comedienne.
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