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10/17/1969
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Theodore Ernest Els, Johannesburg S Afr, PGA golfer (1994 US Open)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1969
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Soyuz 7 returns to Earth
Type: Event
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10/17/1969
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Alfred Pupunu, NFL tight end (SD Chargers)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1970
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Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1970
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John Mabry, Wilmington DE, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1970
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Anil Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1970
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Marciano Vink, soccer player (Genoa/PSV)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1970
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Tasha Tsang, Saskatoon Saskatchwan, rower (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1970
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Anwar Sadat sworn in as president of Egypt
Type: Event
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10/17/1970
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Shauna O'Brien, Pasco Wash, actress (Showgirls)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1971
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Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1971
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Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker (NO Saints)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1971
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Byron Chamberlain, NFL/WLAF tight end Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1971
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Pitts Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
Type: Event
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10/17/1971
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Quality-First Golf Classic
Type: Event
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10/17/1971
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Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens
Type: Event
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10/17/1972
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1st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins
Type: Event
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10/17/1972
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Bob Randall's "6 Rooms Riv Vu," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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10/17/1972
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Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-ling," is #1
Type: Event
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10/17/1972
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Vicki Goetze, Michicot WI, LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-12th)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1972
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Eminem, American rapper and movie star ('The Real Slim Shady', 'Stan' and '8 Mile')
Type: Birth
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10/17/1973
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Keith McKenzie, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1973
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Lorie Bennett West, Miss Kentucky USA (1996)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1973
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Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47
Type: Death
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10/17/1973
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5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against US and Netherlands begins
Type: Event
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10/17/1973
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Arabs decrease oil production
Type: Event
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10/17/1974
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Ren‚ A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57
Type: Death
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10/17/1974
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"Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse NYC after 1065 per
Type: Event
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10/17/1974
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NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
Type: Event
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10/17/1974
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Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3
Type: Event
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10/17/1974
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Oakland A's beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series
Type: Event
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10/17/1975
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UN passes resolution saying "Zionism is a form of racism"
Type: Event
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10/17/1975
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Bee Gees Maurice Gibb weds Yvonne Spencely
Type: Event
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10/17/1975
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1st Space Shuttle main engine test at Natl Space Tech Labs, Miss
Type: Event
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10/17/1975
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Vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90
Type: Death
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10/17/1976
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
Type: Event
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10/17/1976
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Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39øF (until 1997)
Type: Event
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10/17/1977
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West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages and killing 3 of 4 hijackers
Type: Event
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10/17/1977
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Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament
Type: Event
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10/17/1977
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Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77
Type: Death
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10/17/1978
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Jean Am‚ry, [Johannes Mayer], Austr writer (Mind's Limits), dies at 65
Type: Death
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10/17/1978
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Yanks win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year
Type: Event
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10/17/1978
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
Type: Event
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10/17/1978
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Pres Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship
Type: Event
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10/17/1978
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NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series
Type: Event
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10/17/1978
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NY Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8)
Type: Event
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10/17/1979
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John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81
Type: Death
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10/17/1979
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S J Perelman, US humorist (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75
Type: Death
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10/17/1979
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Karel Reiner, composer, dies at 69
Type: Death
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10/17/1979
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Pitts Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series
Type: Event
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