Birth anniversary

William Holden

Born on April 17, 1918

108

Years ago

109th anniversary next

The 109th anniversary falls on April 17, 2027, in 175 days.

William Franklin Holden (né Beedle; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was an Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award winner, and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore

Share this anniversary

Related people4

1706–1790

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath active as a physicist, philosopher, statesman and inventor who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the first postmaster general.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

PoliticsWould be 320

Photo: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis · Public domain

1927–2014

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José García Márquez (Latin American Spanish:; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 99

Photo: Jose Lara · CC BY-SA 2.0

b. 1974

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974), is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spice.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

MusicAge 52

Photo: Owl Bridge Media · CC BY 3.0

1885–1962

Karen Blixen

Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 141

Photo: By SAS Scandinavian Airlines ( http://images.flysas.com ) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain