December 17

Events

 * 1926 KYA-AM begins radio transmissions in San Francisco California

Births

 * 1861 -, Irish-American electrical engineer (d.1939)
 * 1914 -, American pianist and harpsichordist (d. 2003)
 * 1920 -, American trumpeter
 * 1932 -, American singer and actress
 * 1932 -, American musician (d. 1995)
 * 1946 -, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
 * 1947 -, American guitarist
 * 1949 -, English singer (Free; Bad Company)
 * 1958 -, American musician (R.E.M.)
 * 1964 -, English singer and guitarist (The Wildhearts)
 * 1966 -, American musician
 * 1967 -, Italian DJ and musician