100 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1925
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birth
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Rijk de Gooyer: Dutch actor (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam)
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17 Dec 1925
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Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell court-martial for insubordination
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17 Dec 1925
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event
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Russia and Turkey sign non-aggresion pact
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17 Dec 1925
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death
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George Gibb, Scottish businessman (b. 1850) |
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17 Dec 1925
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history
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WW2
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Duquesne was launched at the Arsenal de Brest, France.
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17 Dec 1925
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history
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WW2
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Battleship Rodney was launched at Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom, sponsored by Princess Mary, the daughter of King George V.
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17 Dec 1925
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birth
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Rijk de Gooyer Dutch actor (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam)
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17 Dec 1925
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death
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A N "Monkey" Hornby cricketer (England captain at Oval 1882), dies
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17 Dec 1925
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event
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Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell court-martial for insubordination
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17 Dec 1925
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event
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Russia & Turkey sign non-aggresion pact
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75 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1950
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birth
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Carlton Barrett: Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers)
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17 Dec 1950
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birth
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Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author |
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17 Dec 1950
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birth
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Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach |
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17 Dec 1950
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event
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The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea. |
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17 Dec 1950
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music
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birth Carlton Barrett, The Wailers, (1983 UK No.4 single with Bob Marley, Buffalo Soldier', plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles). Barrett was shot dead outside his home on 17th April 1987.
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17 Dec 1950
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birth
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Carlton Barrett Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers)
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50 years anniversary |
17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Napiera Danielle Groves: Miss USA - Washington DC (1997, Miss Congeniality)
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Nick Farrell: East York, Ontario -- Boxer (1996 Olympics)
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17 Dec 1975
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death
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Frank Sully: Actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67
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17 Dec 1975
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death
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Noble Sissle: Jazz musician, dies at 86
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17 Dec 1975
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event
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John Paul Stevens appointed to Supreme Court
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Mayuko Aoki, Japanese voice actress |
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer |
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter |
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress and singer |
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Bree Sharp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Milla Jovovich Kiev Ukraine, actress (Return to Blue Lagoon, Chaplin)
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Napiera Danielle Groves Miss USA-Washington DC (1997, Miss Congeniality)
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17 Dec 1975
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birth
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Nick Farrell East York Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)
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17 Dec 1975
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death
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Noble Sissle jazz musician, dies at 86
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17 Dec 1975
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death
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Frank Sully actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67
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17 Dec 1975
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event
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1st time New York Islanders shut-out New York Rangers, 3-0-Billy Smith's 5th
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17 Dec 1975
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event
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John Paul Stevens appointed to the Supreme Court
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17 Dec 1975
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event
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Lynette Fromme is sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life
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25 years anniversary |
17 Dec 2000
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music
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Bob The Builder started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Can We Fix It'. Taken from the children's television programme Bob the Builder.
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17 Dec 2000
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music
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Eminem was the subject of a sick Internet hoax after MTV reported that the rapper had been killed in a car crash en route to a party.
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20 years anniversary |
17 Dec 2005
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death
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Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (b. 1922) |
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17 Dec 2005
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death
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Marc Favreau, Canadian actor and poet (b. 1929) |
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17 Dec 2005
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death
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Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 1936) |
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17 Dec 2005
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event
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Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. |
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17 Dec 2005
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event
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Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan. |
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17 Dec 2005
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music
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U2 had the top-grossing tour of 2005, according to an end-of-year chart compiled by US magazine Billboard. More than three million people watched the band's sell-out 90-date Vertigo tour which grossed $260m (£146.6m). The Eagles, took $117m (£66m) from 77 shows and Neil Diamond grossed more than $71m (£40m). Kenny Chesney was fourth with $63m (£35.5m), Paul McCartney $60m (£33.8m), Rod Stewart with $49m (£27m), Elton John with $45.5m (£25.6m), Dave Matthews Band with $45m (£25.3m), Jimmy Buffett with $41m (£23m) and Green Day with $36.5m (£20.5m).
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15 years anniversary |
17 Dec 2010
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death
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Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941) |
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17 Dec 2010
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death
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Walt Dropo, American basketball and baseball player (b. 1923) |
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17 Dec 2010
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death
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Ralph Coates, English footballer (b. 1946) |
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17 Dec 2010
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event
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Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. |
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17 Dec 2010
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music
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Captain Beefheart died aged 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis. The American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet born Don Glen Vliet in Glendale, California recorded 13 studio albums.
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17 Dec 2010
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music
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Sir Paul McCartney performed an intimate lunchtime gig at the 100 Club on London's Oxford Street, the historic music venue threatened with closure. Around 300 fans were treated to a set lasting almost two hours, in what was McCartneys smallest gig in the UK for nearly 10 years. A campaign to keep the 100 Club open had attracted support from Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and Sir Mick Jagger.
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