April 17

Events

 * 1934 - WLW licensed to operate at 500kW

Births

 * 1882 –, Polish pianist (d. 1951)
 * 1919 –, Costa Rican-Mexican singer
 * 1930 –, British jazz band leader
 * 1934 –, American composer
 * 1940 –, British singer (d. 1983)
 * 1940 –, German soprano
 * 1947 –, Irish singer
 * 1948 –, Czech composer
 * 1952 – Scottish singer songwriter
 * 1954 –, American musician
 * 1954 –, Canadian musician
 * 1955 –, British musician
 * 1967 –, American musician/songwriter
 * 1974 –, English singer
 * 1974 –, Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth)
 * 1977 –, Jamaican dancehall artist
 * 1977 –, Australian singer (Grinspoon)
 * 1981 –, Finnish singer

Deaths

 * 1764 –, German composer (b. 1681)
 * 1941 –, British dance band vocalist (b. 1899)
 * 1960 –, American musician (b. 1938)
 * 1967 –, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1908)
 * 1983 –, American musician and recording producer (b. 1939) (Mountain)
 * 2007 –, Romanian singer (b. 1946)
 * 2008 –, American organ player (E-Street Band) (b. 1950)