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Events on October 17th

October 17th 2004 : Gwen Stefani: Her acting debut in the movie "The Aviator" playing Jean Harlow
October 17th 2002 : Sarah Michelle Gellar: Her wax model, by Madame Tussauds, was unveiled at the "Trail of Vampires" exhibition
October 17th 1997 : Charlize Theron: Her first successful movie "The Devil's Avocate" was released
October 17th 1997 : Jennifer Love Hewitt: Became a film star after landing a role in horror movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
October 17th 1979 : Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Mother Theresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in Calcutta, India.
October 17th 1933 : Einstein arrives in the U.S.
Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
October 17th 1931 : Al Capone jailed
Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
October 17th 1781 : Cornwallis offers surrender
General Charles Cornwallis offers his surrender to the American revolutionaries at Yorktown, Virginia.
October 17th 1604 : Kepler's Star
German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes that an exceptionally bright star had suddenly appeared in the constellation. Ophiuchus, which turned out to be the last supernova to have been observed in our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

UK Number 1 Singles on October 17th

October 17th 2005 "Push the Button" by Sugababes
October 17th 2004 "Call On Me" by Eric Prydz
October 17th 2003 "Where Is the Love?" by Black Eyed Peas
October 17th 2002 "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup
October 17th 2001 "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
October 17th 2000 "Beautiful Day" by U2
October 17th 1999 "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera
October 17th 1998 "Girlfriend" by Billie
October 17th 1997 "Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John
October 17th 1996 "Words" by Boyzone
October 17th 1995 "Fairground" by Simply Red
October 17th 1994 "Sure" by Take That
October 17th 1993 "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf
October 17th 1992 "Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmin Archer
October 17th 1991 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams
October 17th 1990 "Show Me Heaven" by Maria McKee
October 17th 1989 "That's What I Like" by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
October 17th 1988 "One Moment In Time" by Whitney Houston
October 17th 1987 "You Win Again" by The Bee Gees
October 17th 1986 "Every Loser Wins" by Nick Berry
October 17th 1985 "The Power Of Love" by Jennifer Rush
October 17th 1984 "Freedom" by Wham!
October 17th 1983 "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
October 17th 1982 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club
October 17th 1981 "It's My Party" by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
October 17th 1980 "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police
October 17th 1979 "Message In A Bottle" by The Police
October 17th 1978 "Summer Nights" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
October 17th 1977 "Silver Lady" by David Soul
October 17th 1976 "Mississippi" by Pussycat
October 17th 1975 "Hold Me Close" by David Essex
October 17th 1974 "Sad Sweet Dreamer" by Sweet Sensation
October 17th 1973 "Eye Level" by Simon Park Orchestra
October 17th 1972 "Mouldy Old Dough" by Lieutenant Pigeon
October 17th 1971 "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
October 17th 1970 "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne
October 17th 1969 "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Bobbie Gentry
October 17th 1968 "Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin
October 17th 1967 "Massachusetts" by The Bee Gees
October 17th 1966 "Distant Drums" by Jim Reeves
October 17th 1965 "Tears" by Ken Dodd
October 17th 1964 "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison
October 17th 1963 "Do You Love Me?" by Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
October 17th 1962 "Telstar" by The Tornados
October 17th 1961 "Michael" by Highwaymen
October 17th 1960 "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance
October 17th 1959 "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin
October 17th 1958 "Who's Sorry Now/Stupid Cupid" by Connie Francis
October 17th 1957 "Diana" by Paul Anka
October 17th 1956 "Lay Down Your Arms" by Anne Shelton
October 17th 1955 "The Man From Laramie" by Jimmy Young
October 17th 1954 "Hold My Hand" by Don Cornell
October 17th 1953 "Look at That Girl" by Guy Mitchell

USA Number 1 Singles on October 17th

October 17th 2006 "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
October 17th 2005 "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
October 17th 2004 "Goodies" by Ciara featuring Petey Pablo
October 17th 2003 "Baby Boy" by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul
October 17th 2002 "A Moment like This" by Kelly Clarkson
October 17th 2001 "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys
October 17th 2000 "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera
October 17th 1999 "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
October 17th 1998 "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies
October 17th 1997 "Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John
October 17th 1996 "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio
October 17th 1995 "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey
October 17th 1994 "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men
October 17th 1993 "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey
October 17th 1992 "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
October 17th 1991 "Emotions" by Mariah Carey
October 17th 1990 "Praying For Time" by George Michael
October 17th 1989 "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson
October 17th 1988 "Red Red Wine" by UB40
October 17th 1987 "Lost in Emotion" by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
October 17th 1986 "When I Think of You" by Janet Jackson
October 17th 1985 "Oh Sheila" by Ready For the World
October 17th 1984 "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder
October 17th 1983 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
October 17th 1982 "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar
October 17th 1981 "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross
October 17th 1980 "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
October 17th 1979 "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
October 17th 1978 "Kiss You All Over" by Exile
October 17th 1977 "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
October 17th 1976 "Disco Duck (Part 1)" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
October 17th 1975 "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka
October 17th 1974 "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John
October 17th 1973 "Half-Breed" by Cher
October 17th 1972 "Ben" by Michael Jackson
October 17th 1971 "Maggie May / Reason to Believe" by Rod Stewart
October 17th 1970 "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5
October 17th 1969 "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies
October 17th 1968 "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
October 17th 1967 "The Letter" by Box Tops
October 17th 1966 "Reach Out I'll Be There" by The Four Tops
October 17th 1965 "Yesterday" by The Beatles
October 17th 1964 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann
October 17th 1963 "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
October 17th 1962 "Sherry" by The Four Seasons
October 17th 1961 "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles
October 17th 1960 "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters
October 17th 1959 "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin
October 17th 1958 "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards
October 17th 1957 "Wake Up Little Susie" by Everly Brothers
October 17th 1956 "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley
October 17th 1955 "Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller
October 17th 1954 "Hey There" by Rosemary Clooney
October 17th 1953 "St. George and the Dragonet" by Stan Freberg
October 17th 1952 "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford
October 17th 1951 "Because of You" by Tony Bennett
October 17th 1950 "Goodnight, Irene" by Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers
October 17th 1949 "That Lucky Old Sun" by Frankie Laine
October 17th 1948 "A Tree in the Meadow" by Margaret Whiting
October 17th 1947 "Near You" by Francis Craig
October 17th 1946 "To Each His Own" by Eddy Howard
October 17th 1945 "Till the End of Time" by Perry Como
October 17th 1944 "I'll Walk Alone" by Dinah Shore
October 17th 1943 "Sunday, Monday or Always" by Bing Crosby
October 17th 1942 "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" by Glenn Miller
October 17th 1941 "Piano Concerto in B Flat" by Freddy Martin
October 17th 1940 "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey

Birthdays on October 17th

October 17th 1972 Eminem
October 17th 1972 Wyclef Jean
October 17th 1970 Jean-Paul de Young
October 17th 1968 Ziggy Marley
October 17th 1965 Connie Ann Hearn
October 17th 1963 Norm MacDonald
October 17th 1958 Alan Jackson
October 17th 1957 Vincent Van Patten
October 17th 1955 Sam Bottoms
October 17th 1949 Maurice Willis Wright
October 17th 1948 George Wendt
October 17th 1948 Margot Kidder
October 17th 1947 Michael McKean
October 17th 1946 Bob Seagren
October 17th 1942 Gary Puckett
October 17th 1941 James Seals
October 17th 1941 Earl Thomas Conley
October 17th 1938 Evel Knievel
October 17th 1934 Barend P Tammeling
October 17th 1930 Jimmy Breslin
October 17th 1926 Beverly Garland
October 17th 1926 Julie Adams
October 17th 1921 Tom Poston
October 17th 1921 Pricilla Lanford Buckly
October 17th 1920 Montgomery Clift
October 17th 1918 Rita Hayworth
October 17th 1917 Marsha Hunt
October 17th 1916 Robert Lowery
October 17th 1915 Arthur Miller
October 17th 1914 Jerry Siegel
October 17th 1905 Jean Arthur
October 17th 1903 Nathanael West
October 17th 1902 Irene Ryan
October 17th 1893 Spring Byington
October 17th 1892 Otakar Jeremias
October 17th 1875 Alfred Polgar
October 17th 1844 Miguel Nieto
October 17th 1711 Jupiter Hammon
October 17th 1563 Jodocus Hondius

Deaths on October 17th

October 17th 1994 Dmitri Cholodov
October 17th 1994 Rik van Bentum
October 17th 1993 Wim van Dooren
October 17th 1993 Helmut Gollwitzer
October 17th 1993 Frank J Del Giudice
October 17th 1992 Ton Hasebos
October 17th 1991 Piet van Est
October 17th 1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford
October 17th 1991 J[ames] G Devlin
October 17th 1984 Alberta Hunter
October 17th 1983 Raymond Aron
October 17th 1981 David Guion
October 17th 1979 S J Perelman
October 17th 1979 Karel Reiner
October 17th 1977 Robert C "Cal" Hubbard
October 17th 1975 Vittorio Gui
October 17th 1973 Ingeborg Bachmann
October 17th 1967 Henry Pu Yi
October 17th 1966 Soledad Jiminez
October 17th 1966 Wieland Wagner
October 17th 1963 Jacques Hadamard
October 17th 1957 John HA Eman
October 17th 1944 Pavel Haas
October 17th 1941 John S Plaskett
October 17th 1921 Katherine Griffith
October 17th 1917 Maria J "Marie" Bakker
October 17th 1910 Julia Ward Howe
October 17th 1910 William V Moody
October 17th 1909 Nicola Spinelli
October 17th 1904 Nikolai Amani
October 17th 1897 Isidor Dannstrom
October 17th 1890 Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton
October 17th 1887 Gustav R Kirchhoff
October 17th 1837 Johann Nepomuk Hummel
October 17th 1825 Peter Winter
October 17th 1806 Jean Jacques Dessalines
October 17th 1763 Arnold Hoogvliet
October 17th 1702 Walraad the Old
October 17th 1638 Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter
October 17th 1586 Philip Sidney
October 17th 1552 Andreas Osiander
October 17th 532 Boniface II

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