447 Historic Events for February 17
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| 1994 |
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Randy Shilts, US journalist (and the band played on), dies of AIDs at 41
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| 1995 |
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Jan Bart Klaster, music editor (The Slogan), dies at 50
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| 1995 |
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Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic, dies at 52
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| 1995 |
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Uta Graf, singer/teacher, dies at 80
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| 1995 |
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Thelma Hulbert, painter, dies at 81
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| 1995 |
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11th Soap Opera Digest Awards
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| 1995 |
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Colin Fergusson found guilty of killing 6 people on the LIRR in NY
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| 1995 |
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Tiger mgr Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike
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| 1995 |
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Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked
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| 1996 |
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[Elsie] Evelyn Laye, actress/singer (Sun Child), dies at 95
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| 1996 |
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Michael Raptis, writer/recolutionary, dies at 84
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| 1996 |
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Jean Writer-Pierre Herve Bazin, dies at 84
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| 1996 |
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Henry Guinness, missionary, dies at 87
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| 1996 |
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Bentley Bridgewater, british Museum secretary, dies at 84
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| 1996 |
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1st full ODI for the Netherlands, v NZ, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47
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| 1997 |
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Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Pasadena Calif
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| 1997 |
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Weekly Standard shows evidence Larry Flint sex abused his daughter
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| 1998 |
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Diane Zamora, 20, Naval Academy cadet convicted of capital murder
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| 1998 |
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Larry Wayne Harris and Bill Levitt arrested for possession of anthrax
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| 1998 |
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Ernst Juenger, German writer, dies at 102
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| 2002 |
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Westlife go to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'World Of Our Own.' The Irish boy band's 10th UK No.1 single.
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| 2002 |
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'Always On Time' by RandB artist Ja Rule featuring Ashanti starts a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart.
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