Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

1969  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history 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  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on this day in history.   

1977  Death of Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 on January - 17.   

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

1981  On January - 17 bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73   

1983  On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71   

1987  On January - 17 death of hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908)   

1989  On January - 17 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 this day in history olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies   

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

1993  On January - 17 ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies   

1994  On this day in history allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90   

1995  Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1996  Barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1997  Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1998  Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82 on January - 17.   

1999  On this day in history 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  Death of Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926) on January - 17.   

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

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 January - 17.   

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

2018  Death of Simon Shelton, English actor on January - 17.   

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1342  On this day in history 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  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on January - 17.   

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)