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| Birthday January 17, 1706 Benjamin Franklin, Boston and kite flyer and statesman and wit |
| Birthday January 17, 1732 Stanislaw II, last king of Poland (1764-95) |
| Birthday January 17, 1771 Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel |
| Birthday January 17, 1818 Sir Antoine Dorion (L), joint premier of Canada (1858 and 1863-64) |
| Birthday January 17, 1820 Anne Bronte is born |
| Birthday January 17, 1857 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developed 1st sound-on-film recording |
| Birthday January 17, 1863 David Lloyd George (Liberal), prime minister of Britain (1916-22) |
| Birthday January 17, 1863 Konstantin Stanislavsky, Actor and director and producer and methodist |
| Birthday January 17, 1880 Mack Sennett, created Keystone Kops |
| Birthday January 17, 1899 Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educator and civil libertarian |
| Birthday January 17, 1919 A Chekhov |
| Birthday January 17, 1924 Betty White, Actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show and Golden Girls) in Oak Pk |
| Birthday January 17, 1926 Moira Shearer, Scottish ballerina |
| Birthday January 17, 1931 James Earl Jones, Actor (Darth Vader) |
| Birthday January 17, 1933 Sheree North, in Los Angeles |
| Birthday January 17, 1934 Shari Lewis, puppeteer in Bronx NY |
| Birthday January 17, 1944 Joe Frazier, heavyweight champion boxer (1968-73) |
| Birthday January 17, 1949 Debbie Watson, in Culver City California |
| History January 17, 0355 Death of St Anthony of Egypt founder of Christian monasticism |
| History January 17, 1746 Battle of Falkirk Scotland |
| History January 17, 1773 Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66ø 33' S) |
| History January 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina |
| History January 17, 1852 British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa) |
| History January 17, 1861 Flush toilet is patented by Mr Thomas Crapper (Honest!) |
| History January 17, 1865 Sherman's army rained in |
| History January 17, 1871 1st Cable Car is patented by Andrew S Hallidie |
| History January 17, 1893 Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic |
| History January 17, 1893 Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy |
| History January 17, 1899 US takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific |
| History January 17, 1910 Thomas Crapper inventor of flush toilet dies |
| History January 17, 1916 Winston Churchill hears speech on the tragedy of war |
| History January 17, 1916 PGA is formed |
| History January 17, 1943 Tin Can Drive Day |
| History January 17, 1944 Allies make their move on Cassino, Italy |
| History January 17, 1945 Soviets capture Warsaw |
| History January 17, 1945 Liberation Day in Poland (end of Nazi occupation) |
| History January 17, 1950 Great Brink's robbery in Boston $28 million |
| History January 17, 1950 The Great Brinks Robbery |
| History January 17, 1953 Corvette unveiled at GM Motorama |
| History January 17, 1957 9-county commission recommends creation of BART |
| History January 17, 1961 Eisenhower warns of the military-industrial complex |
| History January 17, 1961 Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex |
| History January 17, 1961 Eisenhower bids farewell |
| History January 17, 1963 Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km |
| History January 17, 1966 H-bomb lost in Spain |
| History January 17, 1966 NBC Television greenlights The Monkees |
| History January 17, 1968 Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft |
| History January 17, 1971 South Vietnamese forces raid POW camp |
| History January 17, 1972 Nixon threatens President Thieu |
| History January 17, 1976 Hermes rocket launched by ESA |
| History January 17, 1977 The execution of Gary Gilmore |
| History January 17, 1977 Gary Gilmore executed in Utah 1st since 1967 |
| History January 17, 1979 Islanders didn't get a shot off in one period against the Rangers |
| History January 17, 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decides Universal v. Sony, as VCR usage takes off |
| History January 17, 1994 Paula Jones accuses Bill Clinton of sexual harassment |
| History January 17, 1994 Earthquake rocks Los Angeles |