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| September 17th |
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| About September 17th is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 105 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. September 17th is Constitution Day in the United States (observed on the previous Friday if it falls Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday) Births 1927 - George Blanda, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, kicker 1931 - Anne Bancroft, actress (The Miracle Worker) 1933 - Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator (Iowa) 1938 - Paul Benedict, actor (The Jeffersons, Sesame Street) 1939 - David Souter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1948 - John Ritter, actor, comedian (Three's Company) Deaths 1996 - Spiro Agnew, 39th U.S. Vice President 1997 - Red Skelton, comedian, television and radio star 2007 - Joey Bishop, entertainer ("Rat Pack" member) Events 1976 - Enterprise, the first Space Shuttle, gets revealed by NASA. 1978 - The Camp David Accords are signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. 1983 - Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. |
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