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Famous birthdays for July 17: Angela Merkel, Donald Sutherland

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Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel holds a joint press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 27. She turns 63 on July 17. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel holds a joint press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 27. She turns 63 on July 17. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

July 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.

They include:

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-- English clergyman/author Isaac Watts in 1674

-- Financier John Jacob Astor in 1763

-- Mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner in 1889

-- Actor James Cagney in 1899

-- TV personality Art Linkletter in 1912

-- Comedian Phyllis Diller in 1917

-- Actor Donald Sutherland in 1935 (age 83)

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-- Actor/singer Diahann Carroll in 1935 (age 83)

-- Musician Peter Schickele in 1935 (age 83)

-- Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei in 1939 (age 79)

-- Rock musician Spencer Davis in 1939 (age 79)

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Connie Hawkins in 1942

-- Camilla Parker Bowles, wife of Britain's Prince Charles, in 1947 (age 72)

-- Actor Lucie Arnaz in 1951 (age 67)

-- Actor David Hasselhoff in 1952 (age 66)

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-- Singer Nicolette Larson in 1952

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-- Singer Phoebe Snow in 1952

-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 1954 (age 64)

-- Actress Beth Littleford in 1968 (age 50)

-- Motorcycle racer Carey Hart in 1975 (age 43)

-- Country singer Luke Bryan in 1976 (age 42)

-- Actress Billie Lourd in 1992 (age 26)

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