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  On January - 17 rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55   

1973  On January - 17 fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77   

1976  On January - 17 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident   

1977  Death of Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 17 death of hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908)   

1989  Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87 on January - 17.   

1990  Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies on January - 17.   

1991  Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies on January - 17.   

1992  On January - 17 bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95   

1993  On this day in history ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies   

1994  Allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90 on January - 17.   

1995  On January - 17 isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82   

1996  On January - 17 barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59   

1997  On this day in history andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21   

1998  On January - 17 emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82   

1999  Death of Robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945) on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930) on January - 17.   

2002  On this day in history death of bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955)   

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

2004  Death of Harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

2005  On January - 17 death of death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)   

2006  Death of Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930) on January - 17.   

2007  Death of Art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925) on January - 17.   

2008  On January - 17 death of bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943)   

2009  Death of Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

2010  Death of Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914) on January - 17.   

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

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history.   

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on this day in history.   

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  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on January - 17.