This day in History - October 17

361 Historic Events for October 17
1994 Death Bernard Caulfield, judge, dies at 80
1994 Death Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83
1994 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championships of Women's Golf
1994 Event Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena
1994 Event Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies)
1995 Event Keith Moore sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000
1995 Death Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66
1996 Event "Taking Sides," opens at Atkinson Theater NYC
1996 Death Berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93
1996 Death Christopher Acland, musician, dies at 30
1997 Death Paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54