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| About February 17th is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (318 in leap years). Births 1922 - Tommy Edwards, singer ("It's All in the Game") 1924 - Margaret Truman, singer, writer, child of Harry S. Truman 1936 - Jim Brown, NFL Hall of Fame running back 1942 - Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party 1947 - Judd Gregg, U.S. Senator (New Hampshire) 1963 - Michael Jordan, Hall of Fame basketball player 1971 - Denise Richards, actress, model (Wild Things) 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong, singer, musician (Green Day) 1980 - Jason Ritter, actor (The Class) 1981 - Paris Hilton, model, actress, singer (The Simple Life) 1981 - Paul Wasicka, professional poker player 1981 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor (3rd Rock from the Sun) 1992 - Meaghan Jette Martin, actress (Camp Rock) Deaths 2007 - Mike Awesome, professional wrestler Events 1801 - Thomas Jefferson is chosen to be the 3rd U.S. President over Aaron Burr after the U.S. House of Representatives breaks an electoral tie. 1817 - The first public gas streetlight in the United States is lit in Baltimore, Maryland. 1904 - The Giacomo Puccini opera Madama Butterfly premieres at La Scala in Milan. 1933 - The first issue of the news magazine Newsweek is published. 1934 - The first high school Driver's Ed course is introduced in Pennsylvania. 1964 - In Wesberry v. Sanders the United States Supreme Court rules that congressional districts must have approximately equal population. 1968 - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1992 - The serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced to life in prison. 1998 - Destiny's Child releases their self-titled debut album. |
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