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These early works of Gibson's have been credited with "renovating" science fiction literature in the 1980s.
Famous Birthdays on March 17
1948 — William Gibson
American-Canadian author and screenwriter
March 17 has 211 recorded notable births across history, from 763 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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763 – 2001
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Today in history
Major events on March 17
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- 1958 The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit. Source
- 2003 Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council, Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Source
- 1960 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Source
- 1957 A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others. Source
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Puneeth Rajkumar was the youngest son of legendary actor and matinee idol Dr.
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Shields currently holds the record for becoming a two, three, four and five division world champion in the fewest professional fights.
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All of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally.
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Freeman, along with childhood friend Mickey Melchiondo, started the group in the mid-1980s.
More major people born on March 17
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1975
Puneeth Rajkumar
Indian actor, singer, and producer (died 2021)
Puneeth Rajkumar, affectionately known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, film producer, television presenter and philanthropist who worked in Kannada cinema.
1995
Claressa Shields
American boxer and mixed martial artist
Claressa Maria Shields is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist.
1976
Stephen Gately
Irish singer-songwriter and actor (died 2009)
Stephen Patrick David Gately was an Irish singer who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone.
1970
Gene Ween
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Aaron Freeman, better known by his stage name Gene Ween, is an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the experimental alternative rock group Ween.
1951
Scott Gorham
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
William Scott Gorham is an American guitarist and songwriter who is one of the "twin lead guitarists" for the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy.
1914
Sammy Baugh
American football player and coach (died 2008)
Samuel Adrian Baugh was an American professional football quarterback who played 16 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
1997
Daniel Sprong
Dutch ice hockey player
Daniel Sprong is a Dutch professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
1676
Thomas Boston
Scottish philosopher and theologian (died 1732)
Thomas Boston was a Scottish Presbyterian church leader, theologian and philosopher. Boston was successively schoolmaster at Glencairn, and minister of Simprin in Berwickshire, and Ettrick in Selkirkshire.
1969
Edgar Grospiron
French skier
Edgar Grospiron is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
1880
Patrick Hastings
English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1952)
Sir Patrick Gardiner Hastings was an English barrister and politician noted for his long and highly successful career as a barrister and his short stint as Attorney General.
1665
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
French harpsichord player and composer (died 1729)
Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer.
1962
Janet Gardner
American singer and guitarist
Janet Patricia Gardner is an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983.
1473
James IV of Scotland (died 1513)
James IV was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
1849
Cornelia Clapp
American marine biologist (died 1934)
Cornelia Maria Clapp was an American educator and zoologist, specializing in marine biology. She earned the first Ph.D.
1537
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Japanese daimyō (died 1598)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as Kinoshita Tōkichirō and Hashiba Hideyoshi , was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods, regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.
1949
Pat Rice
Irish footballer and coach
Patrick James Rice, MBE is a Northern Irish former football player and coach. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford.
1957
Michael Kelly
American journalist and author (died 2003)
Michael Thomas Kelly was an American journalist for The New York Times, a columnist for The Washington Post and The New Yorker, and a magazine editor for The New Republic, National Journal, and The Atlantic.
1846
Kate Greenaway
English author and illustrator (died 1901)
Catherine Greenaway was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations.
1866
Pierce Butler
American lawyer and jurist (died 1939)
Pierce Butler was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939.