Born:
Ryohei Hirose, born in Hakodate, Japan, composer, professor, Kyoto University of Arts 1977 - 1996, composes music for shakuhachi, recorder, viola da gamba
More Notable Birthdays on July 17:
1954 - J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer
1934 - Donald Sutherland, St. John NB, actor, M*A*S*H, Body Snatchers
1920 - Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee
1917 - Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number
1900 - James Cagney, actor, Yankee Doodle Dandy, hold that grapefruit
