The #1 song on July 17, 1955

Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley & His Comets

Other #1 songs on July 17, 1955

UK #1 Song

Dreamboat
Alma Cogan

#1 R&B Song

Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable July 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Susan Silver

Born July 17, 1958
Bruce Crump

Born July 17, 1957
Bryan Trottier

Born July 17, 1956
J. Michael Straczynski

Born July 17, 1954
David Hasselhoff

Born July 17, 1952
Lucie Arnaz

Born July 17, 1951
Phoebe Snow

Born July 17, 1950