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January 17th, 2006 (January 17 2006) | Death | Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer, death by lethal injection administered at San Quentin prison (born in 1930) | |
January 17th, 2006 (January 17 2006) | Death | Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (born in 1925) | |
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996) | Event | The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union. | |
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996) | Death | Amber Hagerman, American namesake of the Amber Alert system (born in 1986) | |
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996) | Death | Barbara Jordan, American politician (born in 1936) | |
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996) | Death | Mostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer (born in 1953) | |
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966) | Event | A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping four 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea in the Palomares hydrogen bombs incident. | |
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966) | Birth | Stephin Merritt, American singer and songwriter (The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, The Gothic Archies) | |
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966) | Birth | Joshua Malina, American actor | |
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966) | Birth | Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer | |
January 17th, 1956 (January 17 1956) | Birth | Paul Young, English musician | |
January 17th, 1946 (January 17 1946) | Event | The UN Security Council holds its first session. | |
January 17th, 1946 (January 17 1946) | Birth | Michele Deslauriers, Quebec actress | |
January 17th, 1926 (January 17 1926) | Birth | Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and statesman | Newton N. Minow Quotes |
January 17th, 1926 (January 17 1926) | Birth | Moira Shearer, Scottish actress (died in 2006) | |
January 17th, 1886 (January 17 1886) | Birth | Ronald Firbank, British novelist (died in 1926) | |
January 17th, 1886 (January 17 1886) | Birth | Glenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer (died in 1955) | |
January 17th, 1876 (January 17 1876) | Birth | Frank Hague, American politician (died in 1956) | Frank Hague Quotes |
January 17th, 1826 (January 17 1826) | Death | Juan Crisostomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (born in 1806) | |
January 17th, 1706 (January 17 1706) | Birth | Benjamin Franklin American statesman (died in 1790) | Benjamin Franklin Quotes |
January 17th, 1686 (January 17 1686) | Birth | Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (died in 1766) | |
January 17th, 1666 (January 17 1666) | Birth | Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (died in 1723) | |