Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/January 17

Births

1574 – Robert Fludd (St John's and Christ Church), physician, astrologer and mathematician
1883 – Compton Mackenzie (Magdalen), writer and Scottish nationalist
1899 – Nevil Shute (Balliol), novelist
1918 – Damian Green (Magdalen) and All Souls, Conservative MP
1922 – Nicholas Katzenbach(Balliol), U.S. Attorney General 1965–66
1944 – Ann Oakley (Somerville), sociologist and feminist
1956 – Damian Green (Balliol), Conservative MP
1968 – Rowan Pelling (St Hugh's), writer and broadcaster

Deaths

1932 – Charles Gore (Balliol, Trinity and Pusey House), theologian and Bishop of Oxford 1911–19
1991 – Olav V of Norway (Balliol), King of Norway 1957–91
1993 – Albert Hourani (Magdalen), historian of the Middle East
2004 – Raymond Bonham Carter (Magdalen), banker

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