Born:
Oskar Danon, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, composer, conductor, earned Ph.D. musicology in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, director for Belgrade Opera, chief conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
More Notable Birthdays on February 17:
1971 - Denise Richards, born in Downers Grove, Illinois, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'The World is Not Enough', reality show, 'Denise Richards: It's Complicated'
1963 - Michael Jordan, NBA guard, Chicago Bulls
1925 - Hal Holbrook, born in Cleveland, actor, All the President's Men, Mark Twain
1889 - H. L. Hunt, American Businessman, Texas oil multi-millionaire
1874 - Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist, IBM
