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17 Oct 1925
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Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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17 Oct 1950
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birth
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Howard E Rollins, Jr.: Baltimore, Maryland -- Actor (Bannister-Wildside, Another World)
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17 Oct 1950
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Michael Lynn Synar: (Rep-D-Oklahoma, 1979- )
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17 Oct 1950
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birth
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Sandra Reemer: Dutch singer (As Love Goes)
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17 Oct 1950
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Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal |
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17 Oct 1950
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birth
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Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996) |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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17 Oct 1975
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event
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1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Mississippi
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17 Oct 1975
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Bee Gees Maurice Gibb weds Yvonne Spencely
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17 Oct 1975
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UN passes resolution saying "Zionism is a form of racism"
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17 Oct 1975
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birth
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Janne Aikala, Finnish murder victim (d. 1986) |
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17 Oct 1975
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birth
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Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player |
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17 Oct 1975
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birth
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Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer |
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17 Oct 1975
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birth
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Despina Olympiou, Greek-Cypriot singer |
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17 Oct 1975
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1st Space Shuttle main engine test at Natl Space Tech Labs, Miss
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| 25 years anniversary |
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17 Oct 2000
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death
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Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924) |
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17 Oct 2000
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death
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Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964) |
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17 Oct 2000
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Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack. |
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17 Oct 2000
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music
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A flat in Montague Sq. London, which was once owned during the 60's by Ringo Starr, went on the market for £575,000. The two bedrooms, two-story property was also home for Jimi Hendrix, John & Yoko and Paul McCartney during the 60's.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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17 Oct 2005
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death
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Ba Jin, Chinese author (b. 1904) |
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17 Oct 2005
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music
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Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow failed to sell in an eBay auction, having not met its reserve price. It had been listed by his sister, Kashmira Cooke, who had inherited the car from him. The auction had attracted nearly 200 bids and exceeded £60,000 (approximately $93,000). The luxury vehicle had not appeared in public since 2002, when it had been used to transport the Bulsara family to the premiere of the Queen stage musical We Will Rock You. It came with a box of Kleenex Mansize tissues left in the car by Freddie.
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