{"id":15145,"date":"2023-10-17T05:42:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T00:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=15145"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T09:53:32","slug":"history-of-17-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-17-october\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 17 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of 17 October<\/h2>\n

1931<\/strong> – Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939.<\/p>\n

1933<\/strong> – “News-Week” appeared for the first time at newsstands. The name was later changed to “Newsweek.”<\/p>\n

1933<\/strong> – Dr. Albert Einstein moved to Princeton,\u00a0NJ, after leaving Germany.<\/p>\n

1939<\/strong> – “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” premiered.<\/p>\n

1945<\/strong> – Ava Gardner and Artie Shaw were married.<\/p>\n

1945<\/strong> – Colonel Juan Peron became the dictator of Argentina after staging a coup in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

1973<\/strong> – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began an oil-embargo against several countries including the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0and Great Britain. The incident stemmed from Western support of Israel when Egypt and Syria attacked the nation on October 6, 1973. The embargo lasted until March of 1974.<\/p>\n

1978<\/strong> –\u00a0U.S. President Carter\u00a0signed a bill that restored full U.S. citizenship rights to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.<\/p>\n

1979<\/strong> – Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n

1987<\/strong> –\u00a0U.S.\u00a0First Lady Nancy Reagan underwent a modified radical mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Hospital in\u00a0Maryland.<\/p>\n

1989<\/strong> – An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the\u00a0Richter Scale\u00a0hit the San Francisco Bay area in\u00a0California. The quake caused about 67 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and damages up to $7 billion.<\/p>\n

1994<\/strong> – Israel and Jordan initialed a draft peace treaty.<\/p>\n

1994<\/strong> – The Angolan government and rebels agreed to a peace treaty that ended their 19 years of civil war.<\/p>\n

1997<\/strong> – The remains of revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara were laid to rest in his adopted Cuba, 30 years after his execution in Bolivia.<\/p>\n

2000<\/strong> – In New York City, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum opened to the public. The 42nd Street location joined Tussaud’s other exhibitions already in London, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, and Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

2000<\/strong> – Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) achieved his 448th victory as a goalie in the\u00a0NHL. Roy passed Terry Sawchuck to become the record holder for career victories.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – Israel’s tourism minister was killed. A radical Palestinian faction claimed that it had carried out the assassination to avenge the killing of its leader by Israel 2 months earlier.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – Pakistan placed its armed forces on high alert because of troop movements by India in the disputed territory of Kashmir. India said that the movements were part of a normal troop rotation.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – Italian priest Giuseppe “Beppe” Pierantoni was kidnapped by the terrorist group the “Pentagon.” He was released on April 8, 2002.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong> – In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug, known as memantine, to help people with Alzheimer’s symptoms.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong> – In Taipei, Taiwan, construction crews finished 1,676-foot-tall-building called Taipei 101. The building was planned to open for business in 2004.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong> – In northwest England, the Carnforth railway station reopened as a heritage center.<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Colbert Report<\/i>, an American satirical news television program and talk show hosted by\u00a0Stephen Colbert, premiered on\u00a0Comedy Central.<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The recreational use of cannabis\u00a0is legalized\u00a0in Canada.<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kerch Polytechnic College attack\u00a0in Crimea.<\/p>\n

Celebrating Birthday Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • 1981<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Horacio Cervantes, Mexican footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kurumi Enomoto, Japanese singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ben Rothwell, American mixed-martial artist<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Rub\u00e9n Ram\u00edrez, Argentine football striker<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Marion Rolland, alpine ski racer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Michelle Ang, New Zealander actress<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Milica Brozovic, Serbian-Russian figure skater<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Felicity Jones, English actress<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Toshihiro Matsushita, Japanese footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Riki Miura, Japanese actor<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Junichi Miyashita, Japanese swimmer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ivan Saenko, Russian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mitch Talbot, American baseball player<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Vitali Tele\u0161, Estonian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Chris Lowell, American actor<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Giovanni Marchese, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Randall Munroe, American author, and illustrator<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Luke Rockhold, American mixed martial artist<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, and bandleader<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Gottfrid Svartholm, Swedish computer specialist<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jared Tallent, Australian race walker<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez, Venezuelan baseball player<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Max Irons, English-Irish actor<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Collins John, Dutch footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tomokazu Nagara, Japanese footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Alexandre Bonnet, French football midfielder<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Antoni Bou, Spanish motorcyclist<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Constant Djakpa, Ivorian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Nicol\u00e1s Richotti, Argentine basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress, and singer<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jaros\u0142aw Fojut, Polish footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Elliot Grandin, French football winger<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sergiy Gladyr, Ukrainian basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tori Matsuzaka, Japanese actor, and model<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Marina Salas, Spanish actress<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0D\u00e9bora Garc\u00eda, Spanish football midfielder<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Oleksandr Isakov, Ukrainian swimmer<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Sophie Luck, Australian actress<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0David Timor, Spanish footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Maica Garc\u00eda Godoy, Spanish water polo player<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ronald Gonz\u00e1lez Tabilo, Chilean footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Brenda Asnicar, Argentine actress<\/li>\n
  • 1992<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sam Concepcion, Filipino musician, and dancer<\/li>\n
  • 1992<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Keerthy Suresh, Indian actress<\/li>\n
  • 1993<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kenneth Omeruo, Nigerian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 2001<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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