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Movie events on the 17th January
Benjamin Martin defeats the British by running into enemy fire armed with a flag; people follow him, and luckily some have guns. (Cowpens (modern-day South Carolina)) (The Patriot)
Anne Bronte is born (Yorkshire, England) (Devotion)
The Great Brinks Robbery (Boston, Massachusetts) (The Brink's Job)
Gary Gilmore is put to death by firing squad. (Utah, State Prison) (The Executioner's Song)
'94 Northridge quake. (Northridge, California) (Valentine's Day)