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What happened in history on this day: February 17?
On February 17 in ...
- 1916 - Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1932 - Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1962 - Beach Boys introduce a new musical style with their hit "Surfin".
- 2023 - Ice-T receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Births on February 17
- 1653 - Birth of Arcangelo Corelli Fusignano Italy, violinist/composer (Concerto Grosso).
- 1820 - Birth of Henri Vieuxtemps in Verviers, Belgium; composer/teacher (Brussels Conservatory).
- 1909 - Birth of Marjorie Lawrence in Australia; soprano (Venus - Tannhäuser).
- 1922 - Birth of Tommy Edwards; rock vocalist ("It's All in the Game").
- 1924 - Birth of Margaret Truman in Missouri, USA; president's daughter, writer (Murder at FBI), pianist.
- 1932 - Birth of Buck Trent in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; banjoist/singer (Hee Haw).
- 1933 - Birth of Bobby Lewis; rocker ("Tossin' and Turnin'").
- 1937 - Birth of Mickey McGill; American vocalist (Dells - "Love is Blue").
- 1941 - Birth of Gene Pitney in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; singer/songwriter ("Town Without Pity").
- 1947 - Birth of Ben Cramer; Dutch vocalist (Clown).
- 1949 - Birth of Fred Frith; English guitarist/violinist/bassist (Skeleton Crew).
- 1950 - Birth of Rick Medlocke; rock guitarist/vocalist (Blackfoot).
- 1962 - Birth of David McComb in Australia; vocalist/songwriter (Triffids).
- 1963 - Birth of Dan Reed; rocker/actor (HOTS, Lake Consequence).
- 1966 - Birth of Melissa Brooke-Belland; rocker (Voice of the Beehive - "Let it Bee").
- 1968 - Birth of Patrick Uterwijk; pop guitarist (Pestilence, Consuming Impulse).
- 1972 - Birth of Billie Joe Armstrong; singer/musician (Green Day).
Deaths on February 17
- 1652 - Gregorio Allegri Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about age 67.
- 1962 - Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (New York Philharmonic), dies at age 85.
- 1980 - Jerry Fielding, orchestra leader (Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes, Lively Ones), dies at age 57.
- 1982 - Theolonious S Monk, American jazz pianist/composer (Blue Monk), dies at age 64 (born 1917).
- 1996 - Death of [Elsie] Evelyn Laye at age 95; actress/singer (Sun Child).
- 2007 - Death of Dermot O'Reilly, Irish-born musician (Ryan's Fancy) (born 1942).
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