Born:
Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K.
More Notable Birthdays on June 17: 1980 - Venus Williams, born in Lynwood, California, tennis star
1946 - Barry Manilow, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/pianist, Mandy, I Write the Songs
1943 - Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997
1907 - Charles Eames, American Designer
1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer, Rite of Spring,
