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| July 17th |
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| About July 17th is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. July 17th is World Day for International Justice. Births 1744 - Elbridge Gerry, 5th U.S Vice President 1763 - John Jacob Astor, prominent businessman (1st U.S. multi-millionaire) 1899 - James Cagney, actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy) 1928 - Vince Guaraldi, jazz musician (Peanuts Christmas Special) 1932 - Johnny Kerr, basketball player, coach, announcer 1952 - David Hasselhoff, actor, media personality (Baywatch, Knight Rider) Deaths 1881 - Jim Bridger, mountain man, explorer of Western America 1893 - Frederick A. Johnson, U.S. Congressman (New York) 1961 - Ty Cobb, Hall of Fame baseball player 2009 - Walter Cronkite, broadcast journalist, anchorman Events 1997 - The F.W. Woolworth Company closes its final 400 five-and-dime stores after almost 120 years in business. |
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