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1884 - 142 years ago
1January 17, 1884 RESIDENT ALIEN 2021 TV SeriesDates19th Century and earlierEvents

RESIDENT ALIEN
January 17, 1884
In 1884, the local mine caved in. When the miners escaped, they realized there was one man still trapped. 59 men went back in to the compromised mine, risking their own lives to save him. 59 died to save one.



1913 - 113 years ago
2January 17, 1913 COMMUNITY 2009 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

COMMUNITY
January 17, 1913
Date that flashes up on Abed's Robocop-like view screen as he assesses his bitch target, Sharice.



1917 - 109 years ago
3January 17, 1917 A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS 2022 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS
January 17, 1917
E. Jefferson born - obituary in the paper that Ralphie reviews when preparing to write one for his father.



1968 - 58 years ago
4January 17, 1968 BAD BOYS FOR LIFE 2020 FilmDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE
January 17, 1968
Terrance Taglia born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.



5January 17, 1968 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

DEXTER
January 17, 1968
Date of Birth on Benito Gomez' police record.



6January 17, 1968 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

DEXTER
January 17, 1968
Date of Birth on Billy Fleeter's Florida driver license.



1969 - 57 years ago
7January 17, 1969 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
January 17, 1969
Birthdate of Taylor B. Gershwin, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



1975 - 51 years ago
8January 17, 1975 THE ENDGAME 2022 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

THE ENDGAME
January 17, 1975
Date of Birth for Necati Acar on U.S. Department of Justice F.B.I. file.



1980 - 46 years ago
9January 17, 1980 THE EVENT 2010 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sBirth Dates

THE EVENT
January 17, 1980
Greg Kervin born. Date of Birth on his Florida Driver License - the man that software engineer Sean Walker is accused of murdering.

 

1983 - 43 years ago
10January 17, 1983 OCTOPUSSY 1983 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

OCTOPUSSY
January 17, 1983
Exiled Afghan prince Kamal Khan's henchman Magda seduces James Bond.



1987 - 39 years ago
11January 17, 1987 AWAKE 2012 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

AWAKE
January 17, 1987
Drowning victim Annie dies.

 

1989 - 37 years ago
12January 17, 1989 YOU 2018 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sBirth Dates

YOU
January 17, 1989
Dane Robinson born - the guy who attacks Bronte and Joe locks in the cage.

 

1991 - 35 years ago
13January 17, 1991 TRUE DETECTIVE 2014 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

TRUE DETECTIVE
January 17, 1991
File Date for suspect Reginald Ledoux's Statutary Rape of a Minor case.



14January 17, 1991 TRUE DETECTIVE 2014 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

TRUE DETECTIVE
January 17, 1991
File Date on suspect Tyrone Weeks' Criminal History.



1993 - 33 years ago
15January 17, 1993MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1733 LiteratureDates20th Century: 90sEvents

MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
January 17, 1993
Date of letter mentioned in N----m's letter to the Lord High Treasurer dated April 5, 1993. "Notwithstanding the pleasure I have ever had in your Excellency's correspondence, I am in pain to begin it to day, with acknowledging, that tho' I have been honour'd with three of yours of Nov. 29th, Jan. 17th, and March the 8th, from Mosco, I have never yet been able to make my acknowledgments for them, except by a very short answer to the two first, which deserv'd a very different return."


1995 - 31 years ago
16January 17, 1995 KNOWING 2009 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

KNOWING
January 17, 1995
The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes Japan - a real event predicted by Dawes Elementary School student Lucinda Embry in the list of numbers she scribbles for the time capsule that the school buries in 1959. When the time capsule is opened, Lucinda's "artwork" is given to Professor John Koestler's son Caleb, who now attends the school. John inadvertently discovers that Lucinda accurately predicted every major global disaster for the last 50 years.



1997 - 29 years ago
17January 17, 1997 EARLY EDITION 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

EARLY EDITION
January 17, 1997
Using their knowledge of the future, Gary and Chuck attempt to prevent the murder of a mob boss' wife.



18January 17, 1997MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1733 LiteratureDates20th Century: 90sEvents

MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
January 17, 1997
Date mentioned in letter to the Lord High Treasurer in letter from N----m dated February 2, 1997. "My Lord, I Am ashamed to acknowledge so late, that through a load of affairs of importunate People, that engross my time and thoughts, I have so long referred you to Mr. Secretary, and am but now returning my thanks for two of yours Excellency's Letters from Rome, one of November the seventh, and another of January the seventeenth, for both which I am indebted to your care and goodness, beyond all possibility of repaying you."


2004 - 22 years ago
19January 17, 2004 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
January 17, 2004
Fusco covers up a murder.



20January 17, 2004 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sJournal Entries

SMALLVILLE
January 17, 2004
Date of entry in Adam's journal, which Lana finds, learning that he's been spying on her and Clark: "Clark is at the scene of another accident."



2005 - 21 years ago
21January 17, 2005 THE LAZARUS PROJECT 2022 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE LAZARUS PROJECT
January 17, 2005
Call Date visible when George researches Lazarus Project mission logs.

 

2006 - 20 years ago
22January 17, 2006 THE BIG SHORT 2015 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE BIG SHORT
January 17, 2006
Date of payment on past due homeowner Donald Q. Castivertti's home loan.



23January 17, 2006 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

SMALLVILLE
January 17, 2006
Chloe investigates Jonathan's KansCom call records from the week he die, finding several calls from Lionel Luthor.



2011 - 15 years ago
24January 17, 2011 THE NIGHT MANAGER 2016 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

THE NIGHT MANAGER
January 17, 2011
Date on one of the confidential documents that wealthy playboy Freddie Hamid's mistress Sophie Alekan gives to the night manager Jonathan Pine to copy and keep safe, detailing illegal purchases of weapons and warfare chemicals.

 

2012 - 14 years ago
25January 17, 2012 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 2010 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
January 17, 2012
Dr. Lola Spratt is told to press a big red button beside her patient's bed every ten minutes or the patient will die - Date visible when Lola pulls out her phone to set a reminder alarm.

 
 

26January 17, 2012 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

DEXTER
January 17, 2012
Date of violation for "Breach of Bail" on armed jewelry store robber Andrew Briggs' criminal record.



27January 17, 2012 THE EVENT 2010 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

THE EVENT
January 17, 2012
Expiration Date on Greg Kervin's Florida Driver License - the man that software engineer Sean Walker is accused of murdering.

 

28January 17, 2012 THE EVENT 2010 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

THE EVENT
January 17, 2012
Expiration Date on Jackie Whitaker's Maryland Driver License, one of Sean Walker's girlfriend Leila's kidnapper Vicky Robert's various aliases.



2016 - 10 years ago
29January 17, 2016 GLITCH 2015 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sDeath Dates

GLITCH
January 17, 2016
Josie Hardwood dies of an asthma attack - record that comes up when James is looking for anyone who's died recently that may be the killer.



2017 - 9 years ago
30January 17, 2017 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
January 17, 2017
Date of text messages between Peter and Margot.



2018 - 8 years ago
31January 17, 2018 THE PERFECTION 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

THE PERFECTION
January 17, 2018
Date on Charlotte's Levetiracetam prescription pill bottle.



32January 17, 2018 WHEN WE FIRST MET 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

WHEN WE FIRST MET
January 17, 2018
Date of meetings and appointments on Noah's calendar in the timeline when he climbs the corporate ladder at Corporate Asset Management - he discovers that he is booked solid for the next two months.



2019 - 7 years ago
33January 17, 2019 21 BRIDGES 2019 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

21 BRIDGES
January 17, 2019
Date of drug trafficking payment to IDKDOU - code name for a specific police officer in McKenna's precinct - for $333.00, which Michael finds in a spreadsheet on Adi's flash drive.



2021 - 5 years ago
34January 17, 2021 DEXTER: RESURRECTION 2025 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sHeadlines

DEXTER: RESURRECTION
January 17, 2021
Published Date of Iron Lake Gazette newspaper article that Detective shows Harrison: Tragedy Averted: Heroic Student Stops Potential School Shooting.



35January 17, 2021 JOHNNY MNEMONIC 1995 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

JOHNNY MNEMONIC
January 17, 2021
Johnny carries the cure for Nerve Attenuation Syndrome, with which half the world's population is infected. According to the New Darwin Inn, it's a Thursday, but when in fact it is was a Sunday.



36January 17, 2021 ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING 2021 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
January 17, 2021
Date of Tim Kono's autopsy report.



37January 17, 2021 ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING 2021 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
January 17, 2021
Date of Tim Kono's Forensic Toxicology request form, which was never submitted.



38January 17, 2021 ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING 2021 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
January 17, 2021
Statement Date on Oliver's MetroLakes credit card account statement.



2023 - 3 years ago
39January 17, 2023 BASED ON A TRUE STORY 2023 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

BASED ON A TRUE STORY
January 17, 2023
Date of Ava Bartlett's ultrasound procedure at Pine Rose Medical. Visible on Ava's financial statement from Pine Rose Medical.



2025 - 1 years ago
40January 17, 2025 M3GAN 2022 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

M3GAN
January 17, 2025
Cady and her parents' ski trip on the family's wall calendar.



2034 - 8 years from now
41January 17, 2034 PROMETHEUS 2012 FilmDates21st Century: 30s and upEvents

PROMETHEUS
January 17, 2034
Weyland Industries introduces the Heliades space exploration vehicle.



Year Unknown
42January 17 ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE 1994 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE
January 17
Emilio finds a love letter from Miami Dolphins head of operations Roger Podactor to Lois Einhorn, actually disgraced field goal kicker Ray Finkle, dated 1/17.



43January 17 JESSICA JONES 2015 TV SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

JESSICA JONES
January 17
Following Dorothy's death, Jessica looks through an old memory box that contains some old concert tickets, including: Jane's addiction at Webster Hall, Saturday January 17.



44January 17 NARC 2002 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

NARC
January 17
Date of the field report that Tellis reviews while investigating the murder of undercover officer Michael Calvess. Year not specified.

 
 


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