October 17, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

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On Oct. 17, 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939.

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On Oct. 17, 1918, Rita Hayworth, the legendary Hollywood beauty, was born. Following her death on May 14, 1987, her obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

By The Associated Press

1777 British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.

1919 The Radio Corporation of America was created.

1931 Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

1945 Col. Juan Peron staged a coup, becoming absolute ruler of Argentina.

1957 French author Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.

1973 Arab oil-producing nations announced they would cut back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.

1979 Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the destitute in Calcutta.

1987 First lady Nancy Reagan underwent a modified radical mastectomy.

2007 President George W. Bush, raising Beijing’s ire, presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal and urged Chinese leaders to welcome the monk to Beijing.

Current Birthdays

By The Associated Press

Golfer Ernie Els turns 43 years old today.

AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Singer Wyclef Jean turns 40 years old today.

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

1930 Jimmy Breslin, Newspaper columnist, turns 82

1942 Jim Seals, Singer (Seals & Crofts), turns 70

1947 Michael McKean, Actor (“This is Spinal Tap,” “Laverne and Shirley”), turns 65

1948 Margot Kidder, Actress, turns 64

1948 George Wendt, Actor (“Cheers”), turns 64

1958 Alan Jackson, Country singer, turns 54

1960 Rob Marshall, Director, turns 52

1962 Mike Judge, Animator, director (“Beavis and Butthead”), turns 50

1963 Norm Macdonald, Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 49

1968 Ziggy Marley, Reggae musician, turns 44

1972 Eminem, Rapper, turns 40

Historic Birthdays

Rita Hayworth 10/17/1918 – 5/14/1987 American film actress.Go to obituary »

54 Johann Gerhard 10/17/1582 – 8/17/1637
German theologian

75 Frederick Childe Hassam 10/17/1859 – 8/27/1935
American painter

73 Ernest Goodpasture 10/17/1886 – 9/20/1960
American pathologist

90 Jean Arthur 10/17/1900 – 6/19/1991
American actress

37 Nathanael West 10/17/1903 – 12/22/1940
American author

65 Pope John Paul I 10/17/1912 – 9/28/1978
Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1978)

81 Jerry Siegel 10/17/1914 – 1/28/1996
American cartoonist

89 Arthur Miller 10/17/1915 – 2/10/2005
Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright

45 Montgomery Clift 10/17/1920 – 7/23/1966
American film actor

1777	British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
1919	The Radio Corporation of America was created.
1931	Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
1945	Col. Juan Peron staged a coup, becoming absolute ruler of Argentina.
1957	French author Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.
1973	Arab oil-producing nations announced they would cut back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.
1979	Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the destitute in Calcutta.
1987	First lady Nancy Reagan underwent a modified radical mastectomy.
2007	President George W. Bush, raising Beijing’s ire, presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal and urged Chinese leaders to welcome the monk to Beijing.

1930	Jimmy Breslin, Newspaper columnist, turns 82
1942	Jim Seals, Singer (Seals & Crofts), turns 70
1947	Michael McKean, Actor (“This is Spinal Tap,” “Laverne and Shirley”), turns 65
1948	Margot Kidder, Actress, turns 64
1948	George Wendt, Actor (“Cheers”), turns 64
1958	Alan Jackson, Country singer, turns 54
1960	Rob Marshall, Director, turns 52
1962	Mike Judge, Animator, director (“Beavis and Butthead”), turns 50
1963	Norm Macdonald, Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 49
1968	Ziggy Marley, Reggae musician, turns 44
1972	Eminem, Rapper, turns 40

54	Johann Gerhard 10/17/1582 – 8/17/1637 German theologian
75	Frederick Childe Hassam 10/17/1859 – 8/27/1935 American painter
73	Ernest Goodpasture 10/17/1886 – 9/20/1960 American pathologist
90	Jean Arthur 10/17/1900 – 6/19/1991 American actress
37	Nathanael West 10/17/1903 – 12/22/1940 American author
65	Pope John Paul I 10/17/1912 – 9/28/1978 Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1978)
81	Jerry Siegel 10/17/1914 – 1/28/1996 American cartoonist
89	Arthur Miller 10/17/1915 – 2/10/2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright
45	Montgomery Clift 10/17/1920 – 7/23/1966 American film actor