414 Historic Events for January 17
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| 1931 |
Birth |
James Earl Jones, Miss, actor (Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
L Douglas Wilder, (Gov-D-Va)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Frederick Alfred Fox, composer
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt (The 6th Day)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Sheree North, [Dawn Bethel], LA, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show)
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| 1933 |
Death |
John Hodges, cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies
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| 1933 |
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Bradman takes second Test wicket, Hammond, bowled
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Sydney Phillip Hodkinson, composer
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Shari Lewis, Bronx NY, ventriloquist/puppeteer (Lamb Chop)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Donald Cammell, film director
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| 1934 |
Event |
Electric Home and Farm Authority incorporated
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| 1934 |
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NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract
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| 1934 |
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Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the NY Giants
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Jimmy Powell, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1990 Southwestern Bell Classic)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Paul O[sborne] Williams, US, sci-fi author (Ends of the Circle)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Jerry Fogel, Rochester NY, actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow)
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| 1938 |
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Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman
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| 1938 |
Birth |
John Bellairs, US, sci-fi author (Chessmen of Doom)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist (Paul Revere and Raiders)
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| 1938 |
Death |
William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung
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| 1939 |
Event |
Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert
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