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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)
Drayton Sawyer, future father of Jedidiah, Loretta, Drayton Jr., Dunkin, and Henry Sawyer, is born. (Newt, Texas) (Texas Chainsaw 3D)
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)
James Bond is seduced by Magda. (Rajasthan, India) (Octopussy)
Roger Podactor writes a love letter to Lois Einhorn. (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
'94 Northridge quake. (Northridge, California) (Valentine's Day)
A data courier carries the cure for Nerve Attenuation Syndrome (NAS), with which half the world's population is infected. (Johnny Mnemonic)
Weyland Industries introduces the first FTL-capable SEV (space exploration vehicle). (Prometheus)