January 17
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Art and culture
- 1605 - First publication of Don Quixote.
- 1904 - Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
- 1956 - Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "America".
Births
- 1880 - Mack Sennett, Canadian film director (d. 1960)
- 1933 - Dalida, French singer (d. 1987)
- 1949 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian (d. 1984)
- 1952 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician
- 1962 - Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
- 1966 - Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer
- 1969 - Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film writer and director
- 1975 - Tom Jenkinson, English musician (Squarepusher)
Deaths
- 1705 - John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)
- 1861 - Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)
- 1933 - Louis Comfort Tiffany, American artist and designer (b. 1848)
- 2001 - Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930)
Notes
- 1705 - Georges Pichard (January 17 1920 - June 7 2003) was a French comics artist,
- 1705 - Donald Cammell (January 17, 1934 – April 24, 1996) was a Scottish film director who enjoys a cult reputation thanks to his debut film Performance, which he co-directed with Nicolas Roeg.
- 1705 - Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926 - 1987) is a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and Happenings maestro.
- 1705 - Sakae Osugi(January 17, 1885–September 16, 1923) was a radical Japanese individualist and anarchist.
- 1705 - Leonid Trauberg
- 1705 - Auguste Comte
- 1705 - Antonio del Pollaiolo
- 1705 - Ryuichi Sakamoto
- 1705 - Harvey Matusow
- 1705 - Charles Garnier
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