Historical Events
- Electric Home & Farm Authority incorporated
Contract of Interest
NY Giants reward NL MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with a huge $18,000 contract
Famous Birthdays
- Cedar Walton, American hard bop jazz pianist (Jazztet; Art Blakey), and composer ("Mosaic"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2013)
- Donald Cammell, film director
- Sydney Hodkinson, Canadian-American classical composer and educator (Eastman School, 1973-99), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2021)
About January 17, 1934
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 89 years, 4 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Capricorn
