On this Day August 17
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1874 – Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. president (d. 1964)
1928 – Grammy-winning country music singer and Jimmy Dean Sausage Co. founder Jimmy Dean (d. 2010)
1959 – Actress Rosanna Arquette (“Desperately Seeking Susan,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Crash”)
1972 – Actress-model Angie Harmon (“Baywatch Nights,” “Law & Order,” “Rizzoli & Isles”)
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1867 – Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (d. 1959)
1918 – Actor Robert Preston (“The Music Man,” “Victor Victoria,” “The Last Starfighter”) (d. 1987)
1925 – Former First Lady Barbara Bush (d. 2018)
1933 – Comedian-TV host Joan Rivers (d. 2014)
1944 – Singer-songwriter Boz Skaggs (“Lowdown,” “Lido Shuffle”)