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01/17/1979
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran
Type: Event
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01/17/1979
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
Type: Event
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01/17/1980
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NASA launches Fltsatcom-3
Type: Event
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01/17/1980
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Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr and Mrs North), dies at 59
Type: Death
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01/17/1981
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Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73
Type: Death
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01/17/1981
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Ray J, singer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1981
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Philippino president Marcos ends state of siege
Type: Event
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01/17/1983
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Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians
Type: Event
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01/17/1983
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Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71
Type: Death
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01/17/1983
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10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers
Type: Event
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01/17/1983
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Alabama Gov George C Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time
Type: Event
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01/17/1984
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Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
Type: Event
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01/17/1985
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Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v England)
Type: Event
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01/17/1986
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Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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01/17/1987
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Pres Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
Type: Event
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01/17/1988
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Leslie Manigay elected president of Haiti
Type: Event
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01/17/1988
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"Teddy and Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77 performances
Type: Event
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01/17/1989
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Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87
Type: Death
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01/17/1989
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Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami
Type: Event
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01/17/1989
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Murden and Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)
Type: Event
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01/17/1989
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Gunman opens fire in Calif schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded
Type: Event
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01/17/1989
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Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach
Type: Event
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01/17/1990
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Who, Simon and Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters and
Type: Event
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01/17/1990
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Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1990
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5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin
Type: Event
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01/17/1990
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Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract
Type: Event
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01/17/1990
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Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Type: Event
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01/17/1991
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Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel
Type: Event
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01/17/1991
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Operation Desert Storm: 1st US pilot shot down (Jeffrey Zahn)
Type: Event
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01/17/1991
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Operation Desert Storm begins-US led allies vs Iraq
Type: Event
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01/17/1991
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Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1991
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Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title
Type: Event
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01/17/1992
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Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95
Type: Death
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01/17/1992
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Dorothy Alison, actress (Maggie, 3rd Key, Long Arm), dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1992
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Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer
Type: Death
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01/17/1992
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Sarah Ferguson attends dinner of Everglades club (club excludes Jews)
Type: Event
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01/17/1993
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Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1993
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Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor (35.45")
Type: Event
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01/17/1993
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14th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards
Type: Event
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01/17/1994
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Klaas Peereboom, Dutch sports reporter (Het Parool), dies at 77
Type: Death
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01/17/1994
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Chung Il Kwon, PM of S Korea (1964-70), dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1994
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Allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90
Type: Death
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01/17/1994
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6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage
Type: Event
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01/17/1994
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Liz Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment
Type: Event
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01/17/1994
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Han Jansen, Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies at 61
Type: Death
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01/17/1994
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Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/sax, dies at 84
Type: Death
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01/17/1994
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Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66
Type: Death
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01/17/1995
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Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
Type: Event
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01/17/1995
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Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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01/17/1995
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Urias Nooteboom, Dutch journalist/critic (The Time), dies at 54
Type: Death
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