Historical Events
Music Concert
Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena
Sports History
Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies)
Famous Deaths
- Barbara Grigor, Scottish filmmaker and art entrepreneur, dies at 50
- Dmitri Cholodov, Russian journalist, murdered at 27
- Gus Risman, Welsh rugby league centre, fullback (18 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain, 1 England; Salford RLFC, Workington Town RLFC) and coach (Bradford Northern, Salford, Workington Town), dies at 83
- Ralph Hill, American athlete (Olympic silver 5,000m 1932; same time as winner Lauri Lehtinen), dies at 85
- Rik van Bentum, painter/art director of Paradiso, dies at 57
About October 17, 1994
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 28 years, 7 months and 16 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
#1 Song: Sure - Take That
