Historical Events
- 47th Tour de France won by Gastone Nencini of Italy
Famous Birthdays
- Dawn Upshaw, American soprano (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Kim Barnett, English cricketer (England batsman and occasional leggie 1988-89), born in Leek, United Kingdom
Mark Burnett (63 years old)
British television producer (The Apprentice, Survivor, Shark Tank), born in London
- Nancy Giles, American actress (Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie), born in New York City
- Robin Shou, Hong Kong Chinese-American martial arts actor (Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja), born in British Hong Kong
- Scott Norwood, American NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills-Super Bowl XXV goat), born in Alexandria, Virginia
About July 17, 1960
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 63 years, 9 months and 3 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
#1 Song: Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones
