361 Historic Events for October 17
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer
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| 1909 |
Death |
Nicola Spinelli, composer, dies at 44
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| 1910 |
Death |
William V Moody, US poet (Sabine Woman, Great Divide), dies
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| 1910 |
Death |
Julia Ward Howe, composer (Battle Hymn of Republic), dies at 91
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| 1912 |
Birth |
John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)
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| 1912 |
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Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declares war on Turkey
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Albert Markos, composer
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)
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| 1916 |
Event |
Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)
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| 1917 |
Event |
1st British bombing of Germany
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| 1917 |
Death |
Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59
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| 1918 |
Event |
De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens
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| 1918 |
Death |
Gordon White, cricketer (WW I Superb S African batsman 1905-12), dies
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| 1918 |
Event |
Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic
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| 1919 |
Birth |
John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress (Gilda, Pal Joey)
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| 1919 |
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Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created
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| 1920 |
Event |
Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels)
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