Page 6: Historical Events In October - 17
Thursday, 23 October 2025
1957 On October - 17 john HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70
1958 On this day in history c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies
1959 Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 87 perfs
1960 On this day in history "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m on October - 17.
1961 On this day in history nY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down, It wasn't corrected until December 3rd
1961 On October - 17 22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow
1962 Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship on October - 17.
1963 "Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 82 performances on October - 17.
1963 On this day in history jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Prime Numbers), dies at 97
1964 Yanks fire Manager Yogi Berra on this day in history.
1965 On October - 17 "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in NYC for 280 perfs
1965 On this day in history barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies
1966 Soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91 on this day in history.
1967 Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km on October - 17.
1967 On this day in history the Broadway play "Hair" is first performed
1967 On this day in history "Hair" premieres on Broadway
1967 Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1969 Soyuz 7 returns to Earth on October - 17.
1969 On October - 17 nY Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY
1973 On October - 17 5 month oil embargo by Arab states against US & Netherlands begins
1973 On this day in history ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47
1974 René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57 on October - 17.
1975 On this day in history vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90
1977 Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament on October - 17.
1977 West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of the 4 hijackers on October - 17.
1977 Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1979 On October - 17 1,800 Marines landed in Guantanamo Bay as a demonstration of naval power in the wake of the Soviet refusal to withdraw the Russian combat brigade in Cuba.
1979 On October - 17 d Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1 20 06.8
1979 Mother Teresa of India, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history john Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81
1979 D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8 on October - 17.
1980 On this day in history mount St Helens, in Washington State USA, erupts for the third time in 24 hours
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