October 17 2005 |
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| October 17th, 2005 (October 17 2005) | Event | The Colbert Report first airs. | |
| October 17th, 2005 (October 17 2005) | Death | Ba Jin, Chinese writer (born in 1904) | Ba Jin Quotes |
| October 17th, 2005 (October 17 2005) | Death | Franky Gee, European techno artist (born in 1962) | |
| October 17th, 1975 (October 17 1975) | Birth | Francis Bouillon, American hockey player | |
| October 17th, 1965 (October 17 1965) | Event | The 1964-1965 New York World s Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event. | |
| October 17th, 1965 (October 17 1965) | Birth | Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer | |
| October 17th, 1965 (October 17 1965) | Death | John Barton King, Philadelphian cricketer (born in 1873) | |
| October 17th, 1955 (October 17 1955) | Birth | Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek politician | |
| October 17th, 1945 (October 17 1945) | Event | A massive number of people, headed by CGT and Evita, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to demand Juan Peron s release. This is known to the Peronists as the Dia de la lealtad (day of loyalty). It s considered the birthday of Peronism. | |
| October 17th, 1925 (October 17 1925) | Birth | Harry Carpenter, English sports commentator | |
| October 17th, 1915 (October 17 1915) | Birth | Arthur Miller, American playwright (died in 2005) | Arthur Miller Quotes |
| October 17th, 1865 (October 17 1865) | Birth | James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (died in 1950) | |
