447 Historic Events for February 17
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Rene Leibowitz, composer
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Per-Jakez Helias, writer/teacher
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Albert Westerlinck, [Jos‚ J M Aerts], Flemish literary
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Mass, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
[Bert de] Wayne Morris, LA Calif, WW II-pilot/actor (Paths of Glory)
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| 1915 |
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Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Homer Keller, composer
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper)
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| 1916 |
Event |
Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in NYC
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Raf Vallone, Tropea Italy, actor (El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon)
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| 1917 |
Death |
Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Olive Gibbs, peace campaigner
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| 1918 |
Death |
Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Charles A Hayes, (Rep-D-IL, 1983- )
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Kathleen Freeman, Chicago Ill, actress (Beverly Hillbillies)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Joseph R Hunt, tennis champ (US Open-1943)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Jock Mahoney, Chicago, actor (Dallas, Yancy Derringer, Day of Fury)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Colin Franklin, doctor
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Paul Fetler, composer
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Trevor Oswald Ling, religious studies professor
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| 1921 |
Event |
Arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'‚t‚," premieres
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Tommy Edwards, rock vocalist (It's All in the Game)
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| 1923 |
Event |
Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Alden Winship Clausen, Hamilton Ill, banker (Pres of World Bank)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Margaret Truman, Mo, pres daughter/writer (Murder at FBI)/pianist
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