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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman and the only Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was the last Liberal to hold the office. He was Prime Minister throughout the latter half of World War I and the first four years of the subsequent peace. He is also the only Prime Minister to have spoken English as a...

Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s. She is best known as the original puppeteer of Lamb Chop, first appearing on Hi Mom, a local morning show that aired on WNBC in New York. Lewis' father was a founding member of Yeshiva University in New York...

Jacques Legros (born July 25, 1951, in Lapugnoy) is a French journalist and television presenter, best known as the stand-in anchor for TF1’s 1 PM News. Wikipedia incorrectly states July 25, 1951. Coming from a family of educators, he started as a high school student writing for La Voix du Nord. After earning his baccalaureate, he moved to Paris and began his journalism career with La Tribune...

Nafissatou Diallo, born on January 17, 1979 in Tchiakoullé, is the woman whom Dominique Strauss-Kahn (ex-director of the IMF) is accused of sexually attacking. Her statement was proven to be false and bail conditions on Dominique Strauss Kahn relaxed on 1 July 2011, after a recording of her discussing how to best profit from the situation was recorded within twenty four hours of the supposed...

Vidal Sassoon, CBE (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairdresser, credited with creating a simple geometric, "Bauhaus-inspired" hair style, also called the wedge bob. Due to the popularity of his styles, he was described as "a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who 'changed the world with a pair of scissors.'" His "wash and wear" philosophy liberated...

Scott David Mechlowicz (born January 17, 1981) is an American actor. He began acting in 2003, and thus far is perhaps best known for his lead performances in the comedy EuroTrip and the dramas Mean Creek and Peaceful Warrior. Early life Mechlowicz was born in New York City, New York and was raised in a tight-knit Jewish family; his mother is a respiratory therapist. He grew up in Texas, where he...

Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (Spanish pronunciation: ; born January 17, 1940) is a former President of Uruguay. A physician (oncologist) by training, he is a member of the leftist Frente Amplio coalition (Broad Front in English). Vázquez was elected president on October 31, 2004, took office on March 1, 2005, and relinquished the office on March 1, 2010. As president, Vázquez presided over...

Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925–January 6, 1996) was an American artist based in South Florida, a sculptor known for his lifecast realistic works of people, cast in various materials, including polyester resin, fiberglass, Bondo and bronze. His work is often associated with the Pop Art movement, as well as surrealism. Background Hanson was born in Alexandria, Minnesota. He received his...

Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon; January 17, 1966, Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist. He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim". His gravel...

Peter Werner (born January 17, 1947 in New York City, New York) is an American television and film director. In 1977, Werner won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing the short film In the Region of Ice. Since then he worked on primarily directing television amassing a number of television film credits namely Mama Flora's Family, Two Mothers for Zachary, Call Me Claus,...

Alain Badiou (born 17 January 1937 in Rabat, Morocco) is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS). Along with Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Žižek, Badiou is a prominent figure in an anti-postmodern strand of continental philosophy. Badiou seeks to recover the concepts of being, truth and the subject in a way that,...

Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus (January 17 (Julian calendar, January 27, Gregorian calendar), 1574, Maidstone – September 8, 1637, London) was a prominent English Paracelsian physicist, astrologer, and mystic. He was not a member of the Rosicrucians, as often alleged, but he defended their thoughts in the Apologia Compendiaria of 1616. He was the son of Sir Thomas Fludd, a...

René Garcia Préval (January 17, 1943 – March 3, 2017) was a Haitian politician and agronomist who twice served as President of Haiti, from February 7, 1996, to February 7, 2001, and again from May 14, 2006, to May 14, 2011. He was also Prime Minister from February 1991 to October 11, 1991. Préval was the first elected head of state in Haitian history to peacefully receive power from a predecessor...

Leigh Whannell (born 17 January 1977 in Melbourne) is an Australian screenwriter, film producer and actor, most famous for his work on the Saw film series. A writer since childhood, Whannell worked as a reporter and film critic for several Australian television shows, including ABC's Recovery hosted by Dylan Lewis. He also had a minor role in The Matrix Reloaded, as well as the video game...

Chloe Rose Lattanzi (born January 17, 1986 (birth time source: Beth Koch)) is an American singer and actress. She was born in Los Angeles to actress and singer Olivia Newton-John. Her father is actor Matt Lattanzi. Her maternal great-grandfather is Nobel prize-winning physicist Max Born. Biography Acting career The daughter and only child of Olivia Newton-John, Chloe started her career as...

Théodore Joseph Albéric Marie Lefèvre (Ghent, 17 January 1914 - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, 18 September 1973) was a lawyer at the Ghent court of justice. In 1946 he became deputy of the Belgian parliament for the PSC-CVP. Between 25 April 1961 and 28 July 1965 he was prime minister of Belgium.

Ricky Wilson (born Charles Richard Wilson, 17 January 1978) is the lead singer of English band Kaiser Chiefs. Wilson has also been on the panel of the BBC Television comedy series "Shooting Stars" in 2009, Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2005, and was a guest host on the show in 2006. Character and Style Wilson is well known for wearing stripy blazers, waistcoats, turn-up jeans and...

Carlina Durán Baldera (born January 17, 1987 in Concepción de La Vega) is a Dominican model who won the national crown of Miss Dominican Republic 2012, initially giving her the right to compete in Miss Universe 2012 representing her country in December 2012. After representing her home province of La Vega in the 2012 Miss Dominican Republic, Carola was crowned by Miss Dominican Republic 2011...

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (January 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003) served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1978, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex refugee issues. He was also a proponent of greater collaboration between non-governmental organizations and UN agencies. The Prince's interest in ecological...

Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle (pronounced /ˈɜrl/; born January 17, 1955 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield)) is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and country music as well as his political views. He is also a published writer, a political activist, an actor and has written and directed a play. Personal life Earle was born on January 17, 1955, at Fort Monroe in...

Sheree North (January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was a two-time Emmy Award-nominated American actress, singer, and dancer. Early life North was born as Dawn Shirley Crang in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of June, a pearl appraiser and real estate agent. She began dancing in USO shows during World War II at age ten. At 15, she married Fred Bessire and had a child at 16. She continued...

Pierre Adolphe Chéruel (January 17, 1809 – May 1, 1891) was a French historian. He was born at Rouen and educated at the École Normale Supérieure, becoming a fellow (agregé) in 1830. His early studies were concerned with local history. His Histoire de Rouen sous la domination anglaise au XVe siècle (1840) and Histoire de Rouen pendant l'époque communale, 1550-1382 (Rouen, 1843-1844), are major...

Michelle Fairley (born 17 January 1964) is a Northern Irish actress, best known for her roles as Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Dr. Ava Hessington in multiple episodes of USA Network series Suits, and as terrorist Margot Al-Harazi, the main antagonist in 24: Live Another Day. Early life Fairley was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to locally renowned publicans Theresa and...

Sebastian Junger (born January 17, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American author and journalist. He graduated from Concord Academy in 1980 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in cultural anthropology in 1984. He received a National Magazine Award in 2000 for "The Forensics of War," published in Vanity Fair in 1999. In 1997, with the publication of his...

Eugène Charles Joseph Silvain, born on June 17, 1851 in Bourg-en-Bresse (birth time source: Lescaut), died on August 21, 1930 in Marseille, was a French comedian, a member of la Comédie-Française (1878-1928). Filmography (extract) 1928 : La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc : l'évêque Cauchon Theater (extract) La Comédie-Française 1879 : L'École des maris de Molière, Comédie-Française,...

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays for Dorados de Sinaloa in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso. Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder. He is widely considered one of the greatest and...

Stéphanie de Muru, born on January 17, 1973, in Belfort, is a French television journalist. From 2005 to 2017, she worked for BFM TV, and then joined RT France from 2017 to 2022. She hosted the morning show on Sud Radio in the summer of 2023. Stéphanie began her career at Khalifa TV, InfoSport, and France 3. She later worked at I-Télé before helping to launch BFM TV. In 2017, she left BFM...

Geoffrey Jacob Deuel (born January 17, 1943) is an American actor. Deuel is best-known for playing Billy the Kid in the movie Chisum (1970). He has been in several movie and television productions through the years including The Mod Squad, Ironside, and The Name of the Game. He was the brother of Pete Duel, who starred in Love on a Rooftop and Alias Smith and Jones.

André Demaison, born January 17, 1883 ni Bordeaux, died in 1956 in Maule, was a French writer. Awards: Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, in 1929 Selected publications: * 1924 : Diato, roman de l'homme noir qui eut trois femmes et en mourut * 1925 : La Reine de l'ombre * 1928 : Le Pacha de Tombouctou * La Comédie animale composée de trois volumes : ..

Charles-Frédéric Lauth,, born on January 17, 1865 in Paris, died in 1922, was a French artist and painter.

Didier Lecat, born January 17, 1946 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate), died October 24, 2004 in Paris, was a French TV host ("La Chasse au trésor" (1982-1984). He is the father of Mathieu Lecat and father-in-law of French singer Hélène Ségara.

Jeanette Mary Fitzsimons (born January 17, 1945 (source not archived)) is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. She currently serves as co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand alongside Russel Norman who was elected following the death of Rod Donald. As of 2005, she is the Green Party spokesperson on Climate Change, Crown Research Institutes, Energy, Finance and Revenue,...

Kim Young-woon (Hangul: 김영운; Hanja: 金永雲) was born on 17 January 1985, mononymously credited by his stage name Kangin. He is a South Korean singer, actor, MC, presenter, and a member of the boy band Super Junior. His stage name 'Kangin' (Hangul: 강인; Hanja: 强仁) means strong benevolence, was...

Johann Gottfried Müthel (January 17, 1728 – July 14, 1788) was a German composer and noted keyboard virtuoso. Along with C.P.E. Bach, he represented the Sturm und Drang style of composition. As far as is known, he was the first to use the term fortepiano in a published work, in the title of his Duetto für 2 Clavier, 2 Flügel, oder 2 Fortepiano (1771), which reflects the rising popularity of...

Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "the Brain", was a Jewish-American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series. According to crime writer Leo Katcher, Rothstein...

Domenic Troiano (January 17, 1946–May 25, 2005) was a Canadian rock guitarist, most notable for his contributions to Mandala, The James Gang, The Guess Who and as a solo artist. History Born as Domenic Michele Antonio Troiano in Modugno, Italy, Troiano became a naturalized Canadian in 1955. He was raised in Toronto and began playing guitar at age 15. As a professional musician, he was a...

Renzo Sambo (born January 17, 1942) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Bruno Cipolla (cox) and Primo Baran, at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Thierry Ascione (born January 17, 1981 in Villeurbanne, Rhône) is a professional male tennis player from France. He is 6'2" and weighs just under 200 lb (91 kg). He turned pro in 2000. On February 9, 2004, Ascione reached his career-high singles ranking: World No. 81. He played Roger Federer in the second round of Roland Garros 2007, saving five match points in the third set and holding...

Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017) was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children's entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Cheggers Plays Pop. His early career saw him performing in such West End stage shows as Tom Brown's School Days and Captain Pugwash. He also had a career as a singer, releasing...

Miguel Martinez (born on January 17, 1976 in Fourchambault) is a French cyclist specializing in competitive mountain biking. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in fourth place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Roberto Cantalupo, born on January 17, 1891 in Naples, died in 1975 in Rome, was an Italian journalist, author, and politician.

Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare (born January 17, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and author noted for his award-winning performances in the plays Take Me Out and Sweet Charity, as well as portraying vampire king Russell Edgington on HBO's fantasy series True Blood. He is also known for his supporting roles in such films as Charlie Wilson's War, Milk, Changeling, and Dallas Buyers Club. In...

Adriana Sofía Ugarte Pascual (born 17 January 1985) is a Spanish actress. Ugarte is known for her leading roles on television series La Señora and El tiempo entre costuras. Ugarte landed a starring role in the 2016 Pedro Almodóvar film Julieta. Selected filmography 2019 Hache (TV Series) 2018 Mirage 2018 Amoureux de ma femme 2017 El sistema solar 2017 Tad et le secret du roi Midas ...

Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is predominantly a right back, although he can play as a central defender. During his return to Real Madrid, he has started most of the games as a left back. Arbeloa trained with Real Madrid as a youth player, and worked his way up...

Pope St. Pius V (January 17, 1504 – May 1, 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri, from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Involved early on in the Inquisition, as Pope he resisted the influence of Protestants. Ecclesiastical career He was born as Antonio Ghislieri at Bosco in the Duchy of Milan (now Bosco Marengo in the province of...

Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence. Jenkinson was born in Chelmsford, Essex, January 17, 1975 in Chelmsford, Essex, and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School. He went on to study...

Wendy Masako Yoshimura (born January 17, 1943) is an American still life watercolor painter better known for her involvement with the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was born in a WWII-era California internment camp, and raised in Japan and the Central Valley. She encountered and became involved in radical politics during her last year of art college as a result of meeting Willie Brandt, founder...

Micaela Ramazzotti, born on January 17, 1979 in Rome, is an Italian actress. Trivia In December 2008 announced her engagement to Italian director Paolo Virzì, who directed her in Tutta la vita davanti (2008). She gave birth to her first child, a boy named Jacopo (March 2010). Filmography (extracts ) 2010 La prima cosa bella Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci - 1971-1981 2009 Ce n'è...

Michel Lancelot, born January 17, 1938 in Lognes (Seine-et-Marne)(birth certificate n° 1, Astrotheme) and died February 1984 (heart attack), was a French journalist, TV host, radio host and sometimes actor. Bibliography (extracts) Anton Bruckner : l'homme et son œuvre, Seghers, coll. Musiciens de tous les temps, Paris, 1964 Je veux regarder Dieu en face : vie, mort et résurrection des...

Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (Birth. January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; Death. November 5, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau, ) was a German biologist. Ernst Mayr ranked him the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin. Weismann advocated the germ plasm theory, according to which (in a multicellular organism) inheritance only takes place by means...