Pete Shelley

Pete Shelley was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left. The group released their biggest hit "Ever Fallen in Love " in 1978. The band broke up in 1981 and reformed at the end of the decade. Shelley also had a solo career; his song "Homosapien" charted in Australasia and Canada in 1981 and 1982.

17 April 1955

Born on the same birth date (17 April 1955): Mike Stroud (physician) • Todd Lickliter

Born on the same birth day (17 April): Andrea Gritti • Bud Paxson • Chris Barber • Eric Brewer (ice hockey) • Gary Bennett (baseball) • Gerry McNeil • Hanna Pakarinen • Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) • Joe Foss • Laslo Babits • Lela Rochon • Li Meisu • Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria • Muttiah Muralitharan • Pablo Álvarez (Argentine footballer) • Robert Dean Frisbie • Teri Austin • Victor Lownes

Born in the same month (April 1955): Akira Toriyama • Anthony Horowitz • Don Hasselbeck • Donald Pettit • Eric Schmidt • Fabian Hamilton • Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg • Judy Davis • Kate Mulgrew • Kurt Bodewig • Mike Stroud (physician) • Parviz Parastui • Pradeep Sarkar • Saeb Erekat • Todd Lickliter • Urmas Ott • Zlatko Topčić