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Gravdigr · 10-17-2016, 01:44 PM

October 17

Today is observed as an International Day For The Eradication of Poverty, honoring victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.

Events

1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.

1346 – Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by the English near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.

1660 – Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.

1781 – American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

1814 – Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.

1860 – First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).

1888 – Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

1907 – Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.

1917 – First British bombing of Germany in World War I.

1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.

1931 – Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.

1933 – Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.

1941 – World War II: a German submarine attacks an American ship for the first time in the war.

1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.

1956 – Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.

1966 – A fire at a building in New York City kills 12 firefighters, the fire department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.

1970 – Montreal: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte is murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

1989 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people were killed.

2000 – Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack.

2003 – The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become the world's tallest highrise.

Births

1900 – Jean Arthur; 1902 – Irene Ryan; 1914 – Jerry Siegel (co-created Superman); 1915 – Arthur Miller; 1918 – Rita Hayworth; 1918 – Ralph Wilson (founded the Buffalo Bills); 1920 – Montgomery Clift; 1921 – Tom Poston; 1923 – Barney Kessel

(The Wrecking Crew); 1926 – Julie Adams (Creature From The Black Lagoon); 1930 – Robert Atkins (created the Atkins diet); 1933 – The Singing Nun♪ ♫; 1938 – Evel Knievel; 1941 – Earl Thomas Conley♪ ♫; 1941 – Jim Seals♪ ♫(Seals & Crofts); 1946 – Michael Hossack

(Doobie Bros); 1947 – Michael McKean; 1948 – Margot Kidder

; 1948 – George Wendt ('Norm' on Cheers); 1950 – Howard Rollins (In The Heat Of The Night tv series); 1956 – Mae Jemison; 1957 – Lawrence Bender (producer Reservoir Dogs); 1958 – Alan Jackson♪ ♫; 1959 – Richard Roeper; 1962 – Mike Judge (created Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill); 1963 – Norm Macdonald; 1968 – Ziggy Marley♪ ♫; 1969 – Ernie Els; 1969 – Wyclef Jean♪ ♫(The Fugees); 1972 – Eminem♪ ♫(crapper)

Deaths

1849 – Frédéric Chopin

; 1868 – Laura Secord; 1910 – Julia Ward Howe♪ ♫; 1970 – Pierre Laporte; 1991 – Tennessee Ernie Ford♪ ♫; 2007 – Joey Bishop; 2007 – Teresa Brewer♪ ♫; 2008 – Levi Stubbs♪ ♫; 2008 – Ben Weider (He was a Canadian businessman well known in two areas: Bodybuilding and Napoleonic history.)

10-17-2016, 01:44 PM	#328
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	October 17 Today is observed as an International Day For The Eradication of Poverty, honoring victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear. Events 1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. 1346 – Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by the English near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years. 1660 – Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered. 1781 – American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown. 1814 – Eight people die in the London Beer Flood. 1860 – First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open). 1888 – Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie). 1907 – Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland. 1917 – First British bombing of Germany in World War I. 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America. 1931 – Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion. 1933 – Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States. 1941 – World War II: a German submarine attacks an American ship for the first time in the war. 1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England. 1956 – Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize. 1966 – A fire at a building in New York City kills 12 firefighters, the fire department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks. 1970 – Montreal: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte is murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group. 1989 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people were killed. 2000 – Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack. 2003 – The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become the world's tallest highrise. Births 1900 – Jean Arthur; 1902 – Irene Ryan; 1914 – Jerry Siegel (co-created Superman); 1915 – Arthur Miller; 1918 – Rita Hayworth; 1918 – Ralph Wilson (founded the Buffalo Bills); 1920 – Montgomery Clift; 1921 – Tom Poston; 1923 – Barney Kessel(The Wrecking Crew); 1926 – Julie Adams (Creature From The Black Lagoon); 1930 – Robert Atkins (created the Atkins diet); 1933 – The Singing Nun♪ ♫; 1938 – Evel Knievel; 1941 – Earl Thomas Conley♪ ♫; 1941 – Jim Seals♪ ♫(Seals & Crofts); 1946 – Michael Hossack(Doobie Bros); 1947 – Michael McKean; 1948 – Margot Kidder; 1948 – George Wendt ('Norm' on Cheers); 1950 – Howard Rollins (In The Heat Of The Night tv series); 1956 – Mae Jemison; 1957 – Lawrence Bender (producer Reservoir Dogs); 1958 – Alan Jackson♪ ♫; 1959 – Richard Roeper; 1962 – Mike Judge (created Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill); 1963 – Norm Macdonald; 1968 – Ziggy Marley♪ ♫; 1969 – Ernie Els; 1969 – Wyclef Jean♪ ♫(The Fugees); 1972 – Eminem♪ ♫(crapper) Deaths 1849 – Frédéric Chopin; 1868 – Laura Secord; 1910 – Julia Ward Howe♪ ♫; 1970 – Pierre Laporte; 1991 – Tennessee Ernie Ford♪ ♫; 2007 – Joey Bishop; 2007 – Teresa Brewer♪ ♫; 2008 – Levi Stubbs♪ ♫; 2008 – Ben Weider (He was a Canadian businessman well known in two areas: Bodybuilding and Napoleonic history.) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.