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Anniversary on the 17th of April 1945

Anniversary
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100 years anniversary
17 Apr 1924   Patrick Sergeant: Founder (Euromoney Publications)
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17 Apr 1924   Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B Mayer Co merged to form MGM
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17 Apr 1924   Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
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17 Apr 1924   Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant
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17 Apr 1924   Patrick Sergeant founder (Euromoney Publications)
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17 Apr 1924   Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B Mayer Company merged to form MGM
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75 years anniversary
17 Apr 1949   Heini Hemmi: Switzerland -- Giant slalom (1976 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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17 Apr 1949   At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushers in the Republic of Ireland.
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17 Apr 1949   Mike Hill, English bishop
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17 Apr 1949   Heini Hemmi Switzerland, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1976)
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17 Apr 1949   John Oates New York NY, rock guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl)
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50 years anniversary
17 Apr 1974   James Hamilton: Linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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17 Apr 1974   Marcel Nijenhuis: Soccer player (NEC)
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17 Apr 1974   Frank McGee: Today show host, dies of cancer at 52
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17 Apr 1974   Herbert Elwell: US Composer (Happy Hypocrite), dies at 75
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17 Apr 1974   Vinnie Taylor: Rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose
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17 Apr 1974   Bundy victim Susan Rancourt disappears from CWU, Ellensburg, Washington
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17 Apr 1974   Moslem fundamentalists assault military academy in Heliopolis Egypt
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17 Apr 1974   Victoria Beckham, English singer, actress, and fashion designer (Spice Girls)
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17 Apr 1974   Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Opeth, Bloodbath, and Katatonia)
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17 Apr 1974   Vinnie Taylor guitarist with US rock 'n roll revival band Sha Na Na was found dead in a Holiday Inn hotel room in Charlottesville, Virginia from a drug overdose. Sha Na Na played at the Woodstock Festival, their 90-second appearance in the Woodstock film brought the group national attention. The group appeared in the movie Grease as Johnny Casino & The Gamblers.
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17 Apr 1974   birth Victoria Adams, Posh Spice, The Spice Girls, (1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe', plus eight other UK No.1 singles). Solo 2000 UK No. 2 single 'Out Of Your Mind'). Married footballer David Beckham at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland in June 1999.
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17 Apr 1974   James Hamilton linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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17 Apr 1974   Marcel Nijenhuis soccer player (NEC)
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17 Apr 1974   Frank McGee Today show host, dies of cancer at 52
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17 Apr 1974   Herbert Elwell US composer (Happy Hypocrite), dies at 75
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17 Apr 1974   Vinnie Taylor rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose
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17 Apr 1974   Ted Bundy victim Susan Rancourt disappears from Central Washington State College, Ellensburg WA
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17 Apr 1974   Moslem fundamentalists assault military academy in Heliopolis Egypt
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20 years anniversary
17 Apr 2004   Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (b. 1908)
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17 Apr 2004   Soundarya, Indian actress and producer (b. 1971)
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17 Apr 2004   Solwhit, French-Irish race horse (d. 2014)
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17 Apr 2004   Kurt Cobain's Mark IV-style Mosrite Gospel guitar sold for $100,000 at the Icons of 20th Century Music auction held in Dallas, Texas. Other items sold included Elton John and Bernie Taupin's song writing piano which sold for $140,000 and a 1966 Rickenbacker guitar owned by The Byrds Roger McGuinn's sold for $99,000.
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15 years anniversary
17 Apr 2009   Morrissey walked off stage during his set at the Coachella festival in California after declaring he could "smell burning flesh". The committed vegetarian took offence to the smell coming from nearby barbecues. Sir Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure also appeared at the event.
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10 years anniversary
17 Apr 2014   Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940)
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17 Apr 2014   Karl Meiler, German tennis player (b. 1949)
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17 Apr 2014   Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish–American architect and academic (b. 1938)
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17 Apr 2014   Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922)
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17 Apr 2014   Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
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17 Apr 2014   Cheo Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter (Fania All-Stars) (b. 1935)
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