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One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema.
Famous Birthdays on November 17
1942 — Martin Scorsese
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
November 17 has 247 recorded notable births across history, from 9 to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on November 17
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- 1970 Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. Source
- 1811 José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile. Source
- 1878 First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg. Source
- 1967 Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress." Source
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" In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio made her Broadway debut as an understudy in the 1980 revival of West Side Story, and went on to appear in the 1983 film Scarface as Al Pacino's character's sister, Gina Montana, which proved to be her breakout role.
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As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress.
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A recipient of the Padma Shri in 1971, he had also won several other awards including the Kalaimamani, the MGR Gold Medal, and the Screen Lifetime Achievement Award.
More major people born on November 17
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1960
RuPaul
American drag queen performer, actor, and singer
RuPaul Andre Charles is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor.
1958
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
American actress and singer
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is an American actress and singer.
1966
Sophie Marceau
French actress, director, and screenwriter
Sophie Marceau is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress.
1920
Gemini Ganesan
Indian actor and director (died 2002)
Ramasamy Ganesan, better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred as Kaadhal Mannan for his romantic roles in films.
1972
Kimya Dawson
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kimya Dawson is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches.
1978
Reggie Wayne
American football player
Reginald Wayne is an American professional football coach and a former professional wide receiver who played 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
1969
Ryōtarō Okiayu
Japanese voice actor and singer
Ryōtarō Okiayu is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer affiliated with Aoni Production.
1951
Butch Davis
American football player and coach
Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis Jr. is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Florida International University.
1587
Joost van den Vondel
Dutch poet and playwright (died 1679)
Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch playwright, poet, literary translator and writer.
1965
Amanda Brown
Australian violinist and composer
Amanda Gabrielle Brown is an Australian composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.
1891
Lester Allen
American screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director (died 1949)
Lester M. Allen was an American actor, dancer, singer, comedian, and circus performer.
1949
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Vietnamese soldier and politician, eighth Prime Minister of Vietnam
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng is a Vietnamese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016.
1923
Bert Sutcliffe
New Zealand cricketer and coach (died 2001)
Bert Sutcliffe was a New Zealand Test cricketer. Sutcliffe was a successful left-hand batsman.
1886
Walter Terence Stace
English-American philosopher, academic, and civil servant (died 1967)
Walter Terence Stace was a British civil servant, educator, public philosopher and epistemologist, who wrote on Hegel, mysticism, and moral relativism.
1944
Jim Boeheim
American basketball player and coach
James Arthur Boeheim Jr. is an American former college basketball coach and current Special Assistant to the Athletic Director at Syracuse University.
1983
Nick Markakis
American baseball player
Nicholas William Markakis is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves.
1897
Frank Fay
American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1961)
Frank Fay was an American vaudeville comedian, film actor, and stage actor. Considered an important pioneer in comedy, he has been referred to as "the first stand-up".
1975
Jerome James
American basketball player
Jerome Keith James is an American former professional basketball player.
1982
Yusuf Pathan
Indian cricketer
Yusuf Khan Pathan is an Indian former cricketer and politician of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India.