The #1 song on August 17, 1955

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets

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Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Jonathan Franzen

Novelist and Essayist
Born August 17, 1959

Belinda Carlisle

Singer-Songwriter
Born August 17, 1958

Ken Kwapis

Director and Screenwriter
Born August 17, 1957

Gail Berman

Businessman
Born August 17, 1956

Eric Johnson

Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, and Producer
Born August 17, 1954

Robert Joy

Actor
Born August 17, 1951