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01/17/1948
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Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in NYC
Type: Event
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01/17/1948
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Alexander "Alec" Erwin, South African worker's union leader
Type: Birth
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01/17/1948
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Mick Taylor, rock bassist (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1949
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Andy Kaufman, NYC, comedian/actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1949
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Debbie Watson, La Mirada Calif, actress (Karen, Tammy)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1950
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"Alive and Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 perfs
Type: Event
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01/17/1950
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11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash and $1.5M securities
Type: Event
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01/17/1951
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China refuses ceases-fire in Korea
Type: Event
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01/17/1951
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Rolando Thoeni, Italy, slalom (Olympic-bronze-1972)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1952
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Larry Fortensky, former husband of Liz Taylor (7th)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1952
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jap, rocker (Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orch)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1952
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Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74
Type: Death
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01/17/1953
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Sheila Hutchinson, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/17/1954
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Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)
Type: Event
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01/17/1954
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NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9
Type: Event
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01/17/1954
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Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister)
Type: Event
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01/17/1954
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Janet Dykman, Monterey Park Calif, archer (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1954
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1955
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Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage
Type: Event
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01/17/1955
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Steve Earle, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Guitar Town)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1955
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J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68
Type: Death
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01/17/1955
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Joannes A Veraart, Dut judge/MP, (Jews in Neth), dies at 68
Type: Death
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01/17/1956
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David Caruso, actor (NYPD Blue, Michael Hayes)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1956
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Mitch Vogel, Alhambra Calif, actor (Jamie-Bonanza)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1956
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Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Every Time You Go Away)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1957
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9-county commission recommends creation of BART
Type: Event
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01/17/1957
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Cavern Club opens (home of Beatles' 1st appearance)
Type: Event
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01/17/1957
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Donna Stone, NJ, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1958
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Jez Strode, rocker (Kajagoogoo)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1959
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"Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
Type: Event
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01/17/1959
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Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1959
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Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi
Type: Death
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01/17/1960
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational
Type: Event
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01/17/1960
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-21
Type: Event
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01/17/1960
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Chili Davis, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder (California Angels)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1960
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John Crawford, Palo Alto Ca, bass (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1961
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Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba
Type: Event
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01/17/1961
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Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi USSR, women's world chess champ
Type: Birth
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01/17/1961
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Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36
Type: Death
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01/17/1962
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A NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
Type: Event
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01/17/1962
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Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in SF
Type: Event
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01/17/1962
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Jim Carrey, Ontario Canada, actor (Living Color, Dumb and Dumber, Mask)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1962
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Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56
Type: Death
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01/17/1963
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Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
Type: Event
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01/17/1963
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA
Type: Event
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01/17/1964
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Jeff Tabaka, US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1964
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Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57
Type: Death
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01/17/1966
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B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
Type: Event
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01/17/1966
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Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago
Type: Event
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01/17/1966
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Anna Ivan, La Jolla Cal, tennis star
Type: Birth
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