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What happened in history on this day: July 17?
On July 17 in ...
- 1968 - The Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine premieres in London, England.
Births on July 17
- 1916 - Birth of Eleanor Steber in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA; soprano (Metropolitan Opera-1940).
- 1921 - Birth of George Barnes in Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA; guitarist (Skip Farrell Show).
- 1935 - Birth of Diahann Carroll in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress/singer (Julia, Claudine, Dominique - Dynasty, The Colbys).
- 1935 - Birth of P.D.Q. Bach [Peter Schickele] in Iowa, USA; composer ("5th of Beethoven").
- 1939 - Birth of Spencer Davis in Wales; guitarist/vocalist (The Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin").
- 1948 - Birth of Brian Glascock; drummer (Motels - "Only the Lonely").
- 1949 - Birth of Terry "Geezer" Butler; bassist (Black Sabbath).
- 1950 - Birth of Geezer Butler; bassist (Black Sabbath).
- 1952 - Birth of Phoebe Snow; singer (theme from It's a Different World).
- 1966 - Birth of Lou Barlow; Bassist (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion).
- 1966 - Birth of Guru; singer (Gang Starr).
- 1967 - Birth of Stokley; rhythm and blues singer (Mint Condition).
- 1970 - Birth of Mandy Smith in England; rocker ("I Just Can't Wait").
- 1985 - Birth of Tom Fletcher; British musician (McFly).
Deaths on July 17
- 1959 - Death of Billie Holliday AKA Ellinore Harris at age 44 of liver failure in New York hospital; jazz singer ("Strange Fruit", "God Bless the Child", "Yesterdays").
- 1967 - Death of John Coltrane at age 41; jazz saxophonist ("Giant Steps" album, "Live at the Village Vanguard" album, "A Love Supreme" album).
- 1971 - Death of Cliff Edwards AKA Ukulele Ike at age 76; singer (54th Street Revue), the voice of Disney's Jiminy Cricket, national radio show from 1932, and thrice-weekly TV show from 1949.
- 1998 - Death of Marc Hunter at age 44 from throat cancer; lead singer (Dragon - "April Sun In Cuba", "Get That Jive", "Rain").
- 2023 - Death of João Donato at age 88; Brazilian composer and pianist (pioneered bossa nova).
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