Born:
Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits
More Notable Birthdays on December 17: 1975 - Milla Jovovich, born in Kiev, Ukraine, actress, Return to Blue Lagoon, Chaplin
1954 - Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day
1946 - Eugene Levy, born in Hamilton, Canada, comedian/writer, SCTV
1929 - William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon
1770 - Ludwig Van Beethoven, composer, 5th Symphony, Ode to Joy
