Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

1969  On January - 17 grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59   

1970  On January - 17 billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32   

1972  Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55 on January - 17.   

1973  Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on January - 17.   

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on this day in history.   

1977  On January - 17 death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967   

1980  Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1981  Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1983  Death of Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 on January - 17.   

1987  Death of Hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908) on January - 17.   

1989  On this day in history sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87   

1990  On this day in history charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies   

1991  On January - 17 olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies   

1992  Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95 on January - 17.   

1993  Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies on this day in history.   

1994  On January - 17 allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90   

1995  Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 on January - 17.   

1996  On this day in history barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59   

1997  Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21 on January - 17.   

1998  On this day in history emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82   

1999  On January - 17 death of robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945)   

2000  Death of Philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928) on January - 17.   

2001  Death of Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

2002  On January - 17 death of bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955)   

2003  On January - 17 death of richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)   

2004  On this day in history death of harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914)   

2005  On January - 17 death of charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960)   

2005  Death of Death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

2007  Death of Art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

2009  Death of Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943) on January - 17.   

2010  On January - 17 death of jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914)   

2018  Death of Simon Shelton, English actor on this day in history.   

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on this day in history.   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on January - 17.   

1501  On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

1504  On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on this day in history.   

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)