History Blog

October 17

Happy Birthday RIP Edward Montgomery Clift(1920–1966) “Rita Hayworth”(Margarita Cansino 1918–1987) Thomas Poston(1921–2007) Robert “Evil” Knievel(1938–2007) ; James Seals–76 Michael McKean–70 Margaret “Margot” Kidder–69 George Wendt III–69 Norman Macdonald–58 David “Ziggy” Marley–49 Marshall Mathers III(“Eminem”)–45 David Matthew Macfadyen–43 Chris Lowell–33 Maximillian Irons–32 ; 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America ; 1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,  Cumbria, England