414 Historic Events for January 17
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| 1995 |
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"Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322 performances
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| 1995 |
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7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)
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| 1995 |
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LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis
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| 1996 |
Death |
Robert Covington, drummer/singer, dies at 54
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| 1996 |
Death |
John Adrian Hope, politician/businessman, dies at 83
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| 1996 |
Death |
Giles William Playfair, writer, dies at 85
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| 1996 |
Death |
Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist, dies at 83
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| 1996 |
Death |
Barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59
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| 1997 |
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NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely/$25,000 for kicking cameraman
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| 1997 |
Death |
Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21
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| 1997 |
Death |
Asfa Wossen, [Amha Selassie], crown emperor of Ethiopia in exile, dies
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| 1997 |
Death |
Clyde William Tombaugh, discoverer (Pluto), dies at 90
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| 1998 |
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Pres Clinton faces sexual harrament charges from Paula Jones
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| 1998 |
Death |
Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82
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