The following folks, for better or worse, were born on this day, June 17, in history.
801 – Drogo of Metz (d. 855)
1239 – Edward I of England (d. 1307)
1704 – John Kay, English engineer, invented the Flying shuttle (d. 1780)
1818 – Charles Gounod, French composer and academic (d. 1893)
1888 – Heinz Guderian, German general (d. 1954)
1919 – Beryl Reid, English actress (d. 1996)
1929 – Bud Collins, American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2016)
1936 – Vern Harper, Canadian tribal leader and activist
1948 – Jacqueline Jones, American historian and academic
1951 – Joe Piscopo, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1952 – Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1964 – Michael Gross, German swimmer
1966 – Ken Clark, American football player (d. 2013)
1967 – Dorothea Röschmann, German soprano and actress
1967 – Eric Stefani, American keyboard player and composer
1975 – Joshua Leonard, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1978 – Isabelle Delobel, French ice dancer
1980 – Venus Williams, American tennis player
1987 – Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
1994 – Amari Cooper, American football player