October 17

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Births

 * 1892 – Herbert Howells, English Composer (d. 1983)
 * 1912 – Jack Owens, The Cruising Crooner, American singer/songwriter (d. 1982)
 * 1922 – Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian composer (d. 2001)
 * 1941 – Earl Thomas Conley, American singer
 * 1941 – Jim Seals American singer (Seals and Crofts)
 * 1942 – Gary Puckett, American musician
 * 1946 – Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
 * 1951 – Roger Pontare, Swedish singer
 * 1958 – Alan Jackson, American singer and songwriter
 * 1967 – René Dif, Danish musician (Aqua)
 * 1970 – Blues Saraceno, American guitarist
 * 1971 – Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer ('N Sync)
 * 1972 – Eminem, American rapper
 * 1972 – Tarkan, Turkish singer
 * 1972 – Wyclef Jean, Haitian-born singer
 * 1974 – Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM)
 * 1979 – Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion)