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October 17th
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October 17th is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 75 days remaining
until the end of the calendar year.  October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Births
1780
- Richard Mentor Johnson, 9th U.S. Vice President
1918 - Ralph Wilson, Hall of Fame football owner
1923 - Barney Kessel, jazz guitarist
1938 - Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil
1979 - Kimi Räikkönen, race car driver

Deaths
1977
- Cal Hubbard, Hall of Fame offensive tackle
2000 - Leo Nomellini, Hall of Fame defensive tackle
2008 - Levi Stubbs, singer (The Four Tops)

Events
1888
- Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (motion picture).
1931 - Notorious gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion.
1933 - Albert Einstein arrives in the United States after fleeing Nazi Germany.
1962 - The Beatles make their first live television performance when they play on the People and Places show from
Manchester, England.
1979 -  Mother Teresa is awarded to Nobel Peace Prize.
1989 - An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter magnitude scale struck northern California killing over 60 people.
2007 - The Dalai Lama receives the United States Congressional Gold Medal.
Calendar
January
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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