January 17th

1706 - Benjamin Franklin

Inventor,statesman and kite flyer born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1863 - David Lloyd George

British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922. Born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire, England.

1899 - Al Capone

American gangster born in Brooklyn, New York.

1922 - Betty White

Golden Girls actress born in Oak Park, Illinois

1942 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)

American heavyweight boxer born in Louisville, Kentucky.

1964 - Michelle Obama

The first African American US First Lady born in DeYoung, Illinois.

1980 - Zooey Deschanel

American actress born in Los Angeles, California.