January 17 History - January 17th Holiday

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Famous Quote Said On January 17
We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

January 17 Birthdays

1922 - Betty White
1942 - Muhammad Ali
1964 - Michelle Obama
1962 - Jim Carrey
1949 - Andy Kaufman
1982 - Dwayne Wade
1706 - Benjamin Franklin
1957 - Steve Harvey
1980 - Zooey Deschanel
1931 - James Earl Jones
1971 - Kid Rock
1939 - Maury Povich
1984 - Calvin Harris
1981 - Ray J
1927 - Eartha Kitt
1980 - Maksim Chmerkovskiy
1928 - Vidal Sassoon
1933 - Shari Lewis
1860 - Anton Chekhov
1955 - Steve Earle
1993 - Frankie Cocozza
- All January 17 Birthdays

January 17 History

1996 - The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.

1987 - President Reagan signed a secret order permitting the covert sale of arms to Iran.

1946 - United Nations Security Council holds first ever meeting

1929 - Popeye the Sailor Man first appears in Thimble Theatre comic strip

1773 - Resolution, under Captain James Cook, becomes the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle.

This Day in Business
1928 - A patent is granted for the first ever fully automatic machine for photographic film processing.

This Day in Entertainment
1969 - Led Zeppelin releases its debut album in the US.

This Day in Geography
1377 - Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy from Avignon back to Rome.

This Day in Sports
1997 - Dennis Rodman is suspended for kicking a camera man two days earlier during a game in Minnesota.

January 17th Holiday
Benjamin Franklin's Birthday - A day for many to celebrate the day that the great Benjamin Franklin was born

Today's Famous Birthdays Trivia
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993 wearing a Yankees cap, since he was unceremoniously fired from the Oakland A's. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the January 17 Birthday Horoscope.

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