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1938 : First jazz concert at Carnegie Hall On January 17, 1938, Benny Goodman and his orchestra gave the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in New York. At this historic concert, he performed with great jazz artists such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
1991 : Beginning of Operation Desert Storm On January 17, 1991 at 2:38 am local time, Operation Desert Storm begins with the bombing of Iraqi strategic objectives by aircraft from coalition forces.
1994 : Earthquake in Los Angeles On 17 January 1994, an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale occured in the San Fernando Valley and shook the city of Los Angeles. This earthquake killed 54 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.
1995 : Earthquake in Kobe On January 17, 1995, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale hit the Japanese port of Kobe. Despite the unreinforced masonry buildings, damage to buildings and roads have been immense. More than 6000 people were killed and damage totaled $100 billion.

Nelson Mandela
There is no such thing as part freedom.

Benjamin Franklin, Político e inventor estadounidense (1706)
Anne Brontë, Escritora (1820)
Douglas Hyde, Presidenta de Irlanda (1860)
David Lloyd George, Primer Ministro británico (1863)
Mack Sennett, Director canadiense (1880)
Al Capone, American gangster (1899)
Luis Echeverría Álvarez, Presidente de México (1922)
Betty White, Actriz (1922)
Moira Shearer, Actriz (1926)
Eartha Kitt, Cantante (1927)
James Earl Jones, Actor (1931)
Dalida, Cantante (1933)
Muhammad Ali, Boxeador (1942)
René Préval, Presidente de Haití (1943)
Françoise Hardy, Cantante (1944)
Anne Queffélec, Pianista francés (1948)
Mick Taylor, Músico Inglés (The Rolling Stones) (1949)
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Músico japonés (1952)
Paul Young, Músico Inglés (1956)
Jim Carrey, Actor canadiense (1962)
Michelle Obama, Primera Dama de los Estados Unidos (1964)
Naveen Andrews, Actor Inglés (1969)
Sylvie Testud, Actriz (1971)
Zooey Deschanel, Actriz (1980)

Tomaso Albinoni, Compositor italiano (1751)
Lola Montez, Bailarina y actriz (1861)
Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidente de Estados Unidos (1893)
Patrice Lumumba, Primer Ministro de la República Democrática del Congo (1961)
Dougal Haston, Alpinista escocés (1977)
Richard Crenna, Actor (2003)
Virginia Mayo, Actriz (2005)
Art Buchwald, Humorista estadounidense (2007)