April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining. April 17 - Events. 1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. 1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices. 1521 - Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings. 1524 - Giovanni da Verrazano ...

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* Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of {{{pcupdate}}}. ** National team caps and goals correct as of {{{ntupdate}}}. David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, London) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Real Madrid and as captain of the English national team, especially noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit free-kicks and corners, particularly from long-range. He is also famed for his celebrity lifestyle ...

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• David Beckham - Childhood and early career
• David Beckham - Manchester United
• David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98
• David Beckham - World Cup 1998
• David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99
• David Beckham - Wedding
• David Beckham - 1999-2000 season
• David Beckham - Euro 2000: abuse from England fans
• David Beckham - Captain of England
• David Beckham - Metatarsal injury
• David Beckham - World Cup 2002
• David Beckham - Leaving United 2002-03
• David Beckham - Real Madrid
• David Beckham - 2003-04 season
• David Beckham - 2004-05 season
• David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off
• David Beckham - Milestones
• David Beckham - Miscellaneous
• David Beckham - Quotations
• David Beckham - Notes

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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. 1999 - Events. Kosovo War Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media over-reporting. The human population of the world surpassed six billion. The United Nations Population Fund designated October 12 as the approximate date for this event. 1999 - January. J ...

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Adams - United States. Adams, Alabama Adams, Florida Adams, Illinois Adams, Indiana Adams, Kansas Adams, Kentucky Adams, Massachusetts Adams, Maine Adams, Minnesota Adams, Mississippi Adams, North Dakota Adams, Nebraska Adams, New Jersey Adams, New York (town) Adams, New York (village) Adams Center, New York Adams, Oklahoma Adams, Oregon Adams, Pen ...

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Adams, Adams - Places, Adams - United States, Adams - Canada, Adams - Surnames, Adams - Other uses of Adams

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1999 - January. January 1 - Euro currency introduced. January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebrations in Kangiqsualujjuaq in far northern Quebec, killing nine. January 2 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern USA, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are reported. January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Musl ...

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1999, 1999 - Events, 1999 - January, 1999 - February, 1999 - March, 1999 - April, 1999 - May, 1999 - June, 1999 - July, 1999 - August, 1999 - September, 1999 - October, 1999 - November, 1999 - December, 1999 - Unknown Dates, 1999 - Births, 1999 - Deaths, 1999 - January-April, 1999 - May-August, 1999 - September-December, 1999 - Nobel Prizes, 1999 - Templeton Prize, 1999 - Fictional reference

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Spiceworld - Additional personnel. Snake Davis — flute Magnus Fiennes — keyboard Kick Horns — brass Shawn Lee — guitar, bass Steve Lewison — bass Milton McDonald — guitar Matt Rowe — keyboard Jon Themis — acoustic guitar Paul "Tubbs" Williams — bass ...

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Spiceworld, Spiceworld - Track listing, Spiceworld - Personnel, Spiceworld - Additional personnel, Spiceworld - Production, Spiceworld - Charts, Spiceworld - Album, Spiceworld - Singles

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Spice album - Additional personnel. Absolute — multiple instruments Jackie Drew — violin Eric Gooden — background vocals Judd Lander — harmonica Greg Lester — guitar, rhythm guitar Perry Montague-Mason — leader Mary Pearce — background vocals Matt Rowe — keyboard Richard Stannard — keyboard, background vocals Tony Ward — cello ...

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Spice album, Spice album - Track listing, Spice album - Personnel, Spice album - Additional personnel, Spice album - Production, Spice album - Charts, Spice album - Album, Spice album - Singles

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David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98. United manager Alex Ferguson had large confidence in the club's young players and when three of his first-team players left the club at the end of the 1994-95 season, he made the decision to let the youth team players replace them instead of buying players from other clubs. The criticism of Ferguson increased when United started the season with a 3–1 defeat at Aston Villa F.C.[2] ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Winning over the England fans, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002 and final season at United, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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In October 1997, "Spice Up Your Life" was released internationally as the first single from their forthcoming second album. Due to the lag between UK and US single releases, Americans did not understand why the music industry was touting the song as the group's "return" since it hit the airwaves while "2 Become 1" was still quite popular there. The original release date was put forward by a week to have a better chance of displacing Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" from ...

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Spice Girls, Spice Girls - Beginning, Spice Girls - Spice, Spice Girls - Spice World, Spice Girls - 5 Become 4, Spice Girls - Forever, Spice Girls - Spice's Future, Spice Girls - Legacy, Spice Girls - Spice Girls, Spice Girls - Discography, Spice Girls - Career records and achievements

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1999 - January. January 1 - Euro currency introduced. January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebrations in Kangiqsualujjuaq in far northern Quebec, killing nine. January 2 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern USA, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are reported. January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Musl ...

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1999, 1999 - Events, 1999 - January, 1999 - February, 1999 - March, 1999 - April, 1999 - May, 1999 - June, 1999 - July, 1999 - August, 1999 - September, 1999 - October, 1999 - November, 1999 - December, 1999 - Unknown date, 1999 - Births, 1999 - Deaths, 1999 - January-April, 1999 - May-August, 1999 - September-December, 1999 - Nobel Prizes, 1999 - Templeton Prize, 1999 - Fictional reference

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David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98. United's manager Alex Ferguson had enormous confidence in the club's young players and when three of his first-team players left the club at the end of the 1994-95 season, he made the controversial decision to let the youth team players replace them instead of buying players from other clubs. The criticism of Ferguson increased when United started the season with a 3–1 defeat at Aston Villa F.C.^{See also:}

David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Euro 2000: abuse from England fans, David Beckham - Captain of England, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002, David Beckham - Leaving United 2002-03, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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On June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain, potentially worth up to €35 million (£25 million, USD 41 million). The transfer was completed on 1 July and made him the third Englishman to ever play for the club after Laurie Cunningham in the 1980s and Steve McManaman in the late 1990s to early 2000s. It was speculated that Real's desire to sign him came from the merchandising opportunities he would bring as well as from his football ability. For example, Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and numb ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Winning over the England fans, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002 and final season at United, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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Beckham was born in Leytonstone, east London, the son of Ted Beckham (a kitchen fitter) and Sandra West (a hairdresser). The Beckhams were fanatical Manchester United supporters, who would regularly travel to Old Trafford by coach and frequently went to away games. David was a strong cross-country runner who regularly finished first in his age group in the Essex cross-country championships, but he had inherited his parents' love of Manchester United and his main passion was football. At the age of eleven, he attended one of Bobby Charlton's ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Euro 2000: abuse from England fans, David Beckham - Captain of England, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002, David Beckham - Leaving United 2002-03, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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Early on in his career Beckham secured a number of lucrative sponsorship deals including Brylcreem, Adidas, Vodafone (which ended in July 2005) and Diesel. Despite the USA's uneven acceptance of soccer, Beckham's recognition in the USA is strong enough to enable him to appear in print and television advertising for various sponsors, including Gillette razors. Following his move to Real Madrid and the disappointment of Euro 2004, British media interest in the Beckham's has faded despite an alleged affair with Rebecca Loos, his former personal assistant. For the fi ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Winning over the England fans, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002 and final season at United, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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"10 heroic lions, one stupid boy" — Daily Mirror headline after Beckham's sending off against Argentina. "David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practises with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn't contemplate" — Sir Alex Ferguson (1999)[20] "He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Ap ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Winning over the England fans, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002 and final season at United, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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On July 8, 1996, the Spice Girls released their first single, "Wannabe". Quickly gaining airplay, it entered the UK singles chart at #3 and reached #1 the following week. It remained at the top for seven weeks, becoming the second-best selling single of the year. By 1997, the song had reached number one in 37 countries including Canada, the United States and Australia, becoming one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s. [2] The Spice Girls are one of the few British acts to break into the US during ...

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Spice Girls, Spice Girls - Beginning, Spice Girls - Spice, Spice Girls - Spice World, Spice Girls - 5 Become 4, Spice Girls - Forever, Spice Girls - Spice's Future, Spice Girls - Legacy, Spice Girls - Spice Girls, Spice Girls - Discography, Spice Girls - Career records and achievements

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1999 - January-April. January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933) January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916) January 31 - Norm Zauchin, baseball player (b. 1929) February 1 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907) February 5 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906) February 7 - King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935) February 8 - Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish author (b. 1919) February 15 ...

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1999, 1999 - Events, 1999 - January, 1999 - February, 1999 - March, 1999 - April, 1999 - May, 1999 - June, 1999 - July, 1999 - August, 1999 - September, 1999 - October, 1999 - November, 1999 - December, 1999 - Unknown date, 1999 - Births, 1999 - Deaths, 1999 - January-April, 1999 - May-August, 1999 - September-December, 1999 - Nobel Prizes, 1999 - Templeton Prize, 1999 - Fictional reference

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Beckham was born in Leytonstone, east London, the son of Ted Beckham (a kitchen fitter) and Sandra West (a hairdresser). In his first autobiography My World, which was serialised in OK! Magazine, David was quoted as saying; "I've probably had more contact with Judaism than with any other religion." Beckham is Jewish on his maternal grandfather's side. (Presently, Beckham and his wife have embraced the mystic Jewish offshoot of Kabbalah. Both have also obtained matching tattoos from the Song of Songs that says, in Hebrew: “I am for my belov ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Winning over the England fans, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002 and final season at United, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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1999 - January-April. January 11 - Brian Moore, Northern Irish-born writer (b. 1921) January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933) January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916) January 28 - Markey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (b. 1918) January 31 - Norm Zauchin, baseball player (b. 1929) February 1 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907) February 5 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 190 ...

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1999, 1999 - Events, 1999 - January, 1999 - February, 1999 - March, 1999 - April, 1999 - May, 1999 - June, 1999 - July, 1999 - August, 1999 - September, 1999 - October, 1999 - November, 1999 - December, 1999 - Unknown Dates, 1999 - Births, 1999 - Deaths, 1999 - January-April, 1999 - May-August, 1999 - September-December, 1999 - Nobel Prizes, 1999 - Templeton Prize, 1999 - Fictional reference

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Members of the group have stated that they do not see any future for the Spice Girls, but the group has never formally split up. Each member has released solo albums (with varying degrees of commercial success, but not nearly in the same class as their group efforts). Each of the girls' solo popularity has waned over the past four years: As their layoff extends, speculation grows that the group will not perform or record again. In January 2003, a meeting between all five members spawned rumours of a reunion, but no announcements have ...

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Spice Girls, Spice Girls - Beginning, Spice Girls - Spice, Spice Girls - Spice World, Spice Girls - 5 Become 4, Spice Girls - Forever, Spice Girls - Spice's Future, Spice Girls - Legacy, Spice Girls - Spice Girls, Spice Girls - Discography, Spice Girls - Career records and achievements

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