June 17

Events

 * 1882 - Thomas A. Edison is issued a patent for an improvement to the telephone (No. 252,442)
 * 1934 - FCC adopts Order No. 1

Births

 * 1818 – Charles Gounod, French composer (d. 1893)
 * 1882 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971)
 * 1902 – Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (d. 1989)
 * 1910 – Red Foley, American musician (d. 1968)
 * 1916 – Terry Gilkyson, American singer, lyricist and composer (d. 1999)
 * 1927 – Martin Böttcher, German conductor
 * 1933 – Christian Ferras, French violinist (d. 1982)
 * 1943 – Barry Manilow, American musician
 * 1947 – George S. Clinton, American composer and musician
 * 1947 – Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (d. 2000)
 * 1949 – Snakefinger, British-born musician (d. 1987)
 * 1957 – Phil Chevron, Irish musician (The Pogues, The Radiators From Space)
 * 1957 – Martin Dillon, American opera singer (d. 2005)
 * 1958 – Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
 * 1962 – Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks)
 * 1967 – Eric Stefani, American musician
 * 1971 – Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
 * 1972 – Sebastian White, English musician
 * 1973 – Krayzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
 * 1977 – Roger Manganelli, American bassist (Less Than Jake)
 * 1978 – Matthew Bellamy, Lead vocal, guitarist and pianist in the world famous british band Muse
 * 1980 – Kimeru, Japanese singer
 * 1983 – Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer and actor
 * 1983 – Lee Ryan, British singer (Blue)