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10/17/1933
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William A Anders, Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1933
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Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany
Type: Event
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10/17/1934
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"The Aldrich Family" premieres on radio
Type: Event
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10/17/1934
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Barend P Tammeling, Dutch journalist (Trouw, Groninger Gezinsbode)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1935
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Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics
Type: Event
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10/17/1935
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Alan Brown, cricketer (Engld opening attack Brown and White vs Pak 1961)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1936
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David Hobson, (Rep-R-Ohio)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1938
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Robert "Evel" Knievel, motorcycle daredevil (Snake River Canyon)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1940
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German occupiers issue identity cards
Type: Event
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10/17/1941
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1st US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland
Type: Event
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10/17/1941
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Alan Howard, rock bassist (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1941
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Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth Oh, country singer (Too Many Times)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1941
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James Seals, Sidney Tx, singer (Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1941
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John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins), dies
Type: Death
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10/17/1942
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Gary Puckett, vocalist (and Union Gap-Woman Woman, Young Girl)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1943
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Susan Davenny Wyner, New Haven Ct, soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1943
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Liberators sink U-540 and U-631
Type: Event
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10/17/1944
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Carol Cole, West Medford Mass, actress (Ellie-Grady)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1944
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Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45
Type: Death
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10/17/1945
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Dave Cutler, CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1945
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Juan Per¢n becomes dictator of Argentina
Type: Event
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10/17/1946
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Bob Seagren, Pomona Calif, actor (Soap)/pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-68)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1946
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James Ray Tucker, LA Calif, rock guitarist (Turtles-Eleanor)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1946
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Vicki Hodge, London England, actress (Confessions of a Sex Maniac)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1947
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Gene Green, (Rep-D-Texas)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1947
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Charles A Ingene, macromarketing researcher
Type: Birth
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10/17/1947
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Lesley Sunderland, decorative artist
Type: Birth
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10/17/1947
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Michael McKean, NYC, actor (Laverne and Shirley, SNL, Spinal Tap)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1948
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George Wendt, Chicago Ill, actor (Norm-Cheers)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1948
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Margot Kidder, Yellowknife, actress (Lois Lane, Amityville Horror)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1949
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Maurice Willis Wright, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1949
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Bill Hudson, Portland Ore, comedian (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1949
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Timothy Bottoms, Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Adam-East of Eden)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1950
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Michael Lynn Synar, (Rep-D-Oklahoma, 1979- )
Type: Birth
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10/17/1950
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Sandra Reemer, Dutch singer (As Love Goes)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1950
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Howard E Rollins Jr, Balt Md, actor (Bannister-Wildside,Another World)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1951
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Egyptian army fires on British troops
Type: Event
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10/17/1954
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Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21)
Type: Event
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10/17/1955
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Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel
Type: Event
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10/17/1955
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Sam Bottoms, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Prime Risk, Savages)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1956
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Robin LO Linschoten, Dutch ass. secretary of Social Affairs (VVD)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1956
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England's 1st large scale nuclear power station opens
Type: Event
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10/17/1956
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Mae C Jemison, Decatur Alabama, MD/astronaut (STS 47)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1956
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Pakistan defeat Australia by nine wickets at 1st attempt
Type: Event
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10/17/1957
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John HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70
Type: Death
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10/17/1957
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Vincent Van Patten, Belrose NY, actor (Apple's Way, 3 for the Road)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1957
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Dike Marken-Dutch mainland closed
Type: Event
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10/17/1957
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"Copper and Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances
Type: Event
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10/17/1957
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits White House
Type: Event
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10/17/1957
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II Tsjoendrigar becomes premier of Pakistan
Type: Event
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