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January 17th, 2006 (January 17 2006)DeathClarence Ray Allen, American murderer, death by lethal injection administered at San Quentin prison (born in 1930)
January 17th, 2006 (January 17 2006)DeathPierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (born in 1925)
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996)EventThe Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996)DeathAmber Hagerman, American namesake of the Amber Alert system (born in 1986)
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996)DeathBarbara Jordan, American politician (born in 1936)
January 17th, 1996 (January 17 1996)DeathMostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer (born in 1953)
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966)EventA 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)BirthStephin Merritt, American singer and songwriter (The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, The Gothic Archies)
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966)BirthJoshua Malina, American actor
January 17th, 1966 (January 17 1966)BirthShabba Ranks, Jamaican singer
January 17th, 1956 (January 17 1956)BirthPaul Young, English musician
January 17th, 1946 (January 17 1946)EventThe UN Security Council holds its first session.
January 17th, 1946 (January 17 1946)BirthMichele Deslauriers, Quebec actress
January 17th, 1926 (January 17 1926)BirthNewton N. Minow, American lawyer and statesmanNewton N. Minow Quotes
January 17th, 1926 (January 17 1926)BirthMoira Shearer, Scottish actress (died in 2006)
January 17th, 1886 (January 17 1886)BirthRonald Firbank, British novelist (died in 1926)
January 17th, 1886 (January 17 1886)BirthGlenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer (died in 1955)
January 17th, 1876 (January 17 1876)BirthFrank Hague, American politician (died in 1956)Frank Hague Quotes
January 17th, 1826 (January 17 1826)DeathJuan Crisostomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (born in 1806)
January 17th, 1706 (January 17 1706)BirthBenjamin Franklin American statesman (died in 1790)Benjamin Franklin Quotes
January 17th, 1686 (January 17 1686)BirthArchibald Bower, Scottish historian (died in 1766)
January 17th, 1666 (January 17 1666)BirthAntonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (died in 1723)

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