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Notable anniversaries in history for today: September 17
- 250th: 1774 - Birth of Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages).
- 90th: 1934 - First 33 1/3 rpm recording released (Beethoven's 5th Symphony).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly; tennis player, grand slam (1953).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Orlando Cepeda; New York Giants player (National League Most Valuable Player 1967).
- 80th: 1944 - British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery launches Operation Market Garden, with 14 divisions. Nearly 2000 American CG-4A and 700 British Horga and Hamilcar gliders are launched from southern England, carrying the British 2nd Army and the US 101st Airborne Division. They land along 60 miles of road in Holland, leading into Germany. The objective is to capture bridges at Grave, Nijmegen, and Arnhem over the Rhine river.
- 70th: 1954 - Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Ezzard Charles in eight rounds.
- 60th: 1964 - ABC premieres the Bewitched 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 60th: 1964 - Beatles are paid a record US$150,000 for a concert (Kansas).
- 60th: 1964 - Mickey Mantle gets hits number 1999, 2000 and 2001.
- 50th: 1974 - Courageous (US) beats Southern Cross (Australia) in 23rd America's Cup.
- 50th: 1974 - Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
- 40th: 1984 - On the seventeenth anniversary of his first major league home-run, Reggie Jackson hits his 500th career home run.
- 40th: 1984 - Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th Prime Minister succeeding John Turner.
- 40th: 1984 - New York Mets' Dwight Goodin becomes second to strikeout 32 over two consecutive games.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Frankie Vaughan AKA Frank Abelson at age 71 of a heart ailment; pop singer ("Kewpie Doll", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Seventeen", "The Green Door", "Come Softly to Me").
- 20th: 2004 - Hurricane Jeanne leaves mudslides in Haiti, killing 3006.
- 20th: 2004 - The 2004 Summer Paralympics commences in Athens, Greece.
- 20th: 2004 - Mexico and Japan finish two-year-long negotiations and sign a Free Trade Agreement in Mexico City.
- 20th: 2004 - Barry Bonds hits his 700th career home run, third player in major league baseball to reach the milestone.
- 20th: 2004 - Tamil is declared the first classical language in India.
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