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On this day timelines October 17th

Births

1934 – Alan Garner, English author

• Timeline unavailable: Novels by Alan Garner

1948 – Robert Jordan, American author (d. 2007)

• Timeline unavailable: Novels by Robert Jordan

1958 – Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter

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1968 – Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor (Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers)

• Timeline unavailable: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers albums

1969 – Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor (Fugees)

• Timeline unavailable: Wyclef Jean albums
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1970 – Blues Saraceno, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Poison)

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1971 – Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor ('N Sync)

• Timeline unavailable: NSYNC albums

1972 – Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor (D12, Outsidaz, and Bad Meets Evil)

• Timeline unavailable: Songs written by Eminem
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1972 – Tarkan, German-Turkish singer-songwriter and producer

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