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August 17th: Birthdays

There will be a year and a clue given. Name the person born on this day.
Source: Onthisday.com
Quiz by brightbear81
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Last updated: January 17, 2022
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Year
Clue
Answer
1786
Fought in the Alamo
Davy Crockett
1844
Emperor of Ethiopia
Menelik II
1882
Produced Dodsworth
Samuel Goldwyn
1887
Began the back-to-Africa movement
Marcus Garvey
1893
Actress in She Done him Wrong
Mae West
1896
WWII General
Leslie Groves
1926
President of China
Jiang Zemin
1929
Pilot and Spy
Francis Gary Powers
1930
British Poet Laureate
Ted Hughes
1932
Wrote Middle Passage
V. S. Naipaul
1941
President of Nigeria
Ibrahim Babangida
1943
Actor in Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro
1944
Founder of Oracle
Larry Ellison
1952
4-time Grand Slam winner
Guillermo Vilas
1960
Actor in Milk
Sean Penn
2000
Artist of Gucci Gang
Lil Pump
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