July 17

Events

 * 1934 - Order No. 1 adopted by FCC

Births

 * 1898 –, American sound recording pioneer (d. 1985)
 * 1917 –, American country music singer (d. 1980)
 * 1925 –, American jazz singer
 * 1947 –, German musician (Kraftwerk)
 * 1948 –, American musician and composer (Iggy Pop & The Stooges) (d. 2009)
 * 1949 –, British musician and lyricist (Black Sabbath)
 * 1952 –, American actor and musician
 * 1952 –, American singer and songwriter
 * 1952 –, American singer (d. 1997)
 * 1955 –, American mycologist and environmentalist
 * 1960 –, American soprano
 * 1963 –, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter
 * 1965 –, American singer
 * 1966 –, American rapper
 * 1967 –, Christian singer
 * 1972 –, American drummer (Symphony X, Redemption)
 * 1974 –, Scottish jazz musician
 * 1975 –, American guitarist (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
 * 1976 –, American musician
 * 1978 –, French singer
 * 1978 –, American musician
 * 1982 –, British singer (Atomic Kitten)
 * 1984 –, Japanese singer (Country Musume)
 * 1985 –, British singer (McFly)