100 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1924
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1st US diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, New York
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17 Dec 1924
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event
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1st US diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx NY
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75 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1949
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birth
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Paul Rodgers: England, United Kingdom -- Rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm)
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17 Dec 1949
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death
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David Stanley Smith: Composer, dies at 72
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17 Dec 1949
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event
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"Regina" closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 86 performances
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17 Dec 1949
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birth
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Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer |
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17 Dec 1949
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birth
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Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law) |
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17 Dec 1949
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history
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WW2
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Indonesia was granted independence by the Dutch government.
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17 Dec 1949
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music
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birth Paul Rodgers, singer, guitarist, Free, (1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'). Bad Company, (1974 UK No.15 single 'Can't Get Enough'). Also a member of The Firm, with Jimmy Page.
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17 Dec 1949
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birth
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Paul Rodgers England, rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, The Firm)
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17 Dec 1949
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death
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David Stanley Smith composer, dies at 72
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17 Dec 1949
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event
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"Regina" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 86 performances
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17 Dec 1949
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event
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Burma recognizes People's Republic of China
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50 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Duff Goldman, American chef and television host |
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17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer |
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17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Sarah Paulson, American actress |
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17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Ian Petrella, American actor |
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17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Giovanni Ribisi, American actor |
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17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Marissa Ribisi, American actress and screenwriter |
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17 Dec 1974
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birth
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Giovonni Ribisi actor (Cory-My 2 Dads, New Leave it To Beaver)
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25 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1999
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death
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Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1920) |
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17 Dec 1999
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death
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Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1943) |
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17 Dec 1999
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death
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C. Vann Woodward, American historian and academic (b. 1908) |
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17 Dec 1999
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music
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American jazz-funk, soul-jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr died of a heart attack aged 56. He collapsed in the green room after taping four songs for The Early Show, at CBS Studios in New York City, He released over 20 solo albums and featured on the 1981 Bill Withers hit Just The Two of Us.
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20 years anniversary |
17 Dec 2004
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death
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Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (b. 1931) |
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17 Dec 2004
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music
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Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley agreed to sell 85% of his estate to businessman Robert Sillerman in a deal worth $100m. Sillerman would run Presley's Memphis home Graceland, and own Elvis' name and the rights to all revenue from his music and films. In the deal Lisa Marie would retain possession of Graceland and many of her father's personal effects.
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15 years anniversary |
17 Dec 2009
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death
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Chris Henry, American football player (b. 1983) |
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17 Dec 2009
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death
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Jennifer Jones, American actress and singer (b. 1919) |
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17 Dec 2009
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death
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Dan O'Bannon, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943) |
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17 Dec 2009
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death
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Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (b. 1946) |
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17 Dec 2009
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event
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MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals. |
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10 years anniversary |
17 Dec 2014
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death
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Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1913) |
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17 Dec 2014
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death
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Richard C. Hottelet, American journalist (b. 1917) |
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17 Dec 2014
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death
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Oleh Lysheha, Ukrainian poet and playwright (b. 1949) |
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17 Dec 2014
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death
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Lowell Steward, American captain (b. 1919) |
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17 Dec 2014
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death
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Ivan Vekić, Croatian colonel, lawyer, and politician, Croatian Minister of the Interior (b. 1938) |
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17 Dec 2014
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event
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The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them 55 years ago. |
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