Birthdays occurring on September, 17

1935

Ken Kesey was born on September 17, 1935 American writer who was a hero of the countercultural revolution and the hippie movement of the 1960s, 1935-2001 The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer. More quotations from Ken Kesey

1945

Phil Jackson was born on September 17, 1945 American retired NBA basketball player and coach of the Chicago Bulls (1989-98) and Los Angeles Lakers (1999-2004). b.1945 Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together. More quotations from Phil Jackson

Deaths occurring on September, 17

1863

Alfred Victor Vigny died on September 17, 1863 French poet, dramatist, and novelist, 1797-1863 Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age. More quotations from Alfred Victor Vigny

1864

Walter Savage Landor died on September 17, 1864 English writer best remembered for Imaginary Conversations, prose dialogues between historical personages. 1775-1864 Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven. More quotations from Walter Savage Landor

1948

Ruth Benedict died on September 17, 1948 American She was an expert on American Indian tribes; wrote classic Patterns of Culture (1934) and Race, Science and Politics (1940). 1887-1948 Culture is not a biologically transmitted complex. More quotations from Ruth Benedict

1996

Spiro T. Agnew died on September 17, 1996 American vice president, 1918-1996 Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer. More quotations from Spiro T. Agnew