Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

1969  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

1970  Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 on January - 17.   

1972  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73   

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 January - 17 sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87   

1990  Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies   

1992  On this day in history 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 January - 17 allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90   

1995  On this day in history isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82   

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

1997  On January - 17 andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21   

1998  Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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

2001  On January - 17 death of gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930)   

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

2005  On this day in history death of charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960)   

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

2006  On January - 17 death of clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930)   

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

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

2009  On this day in history death of anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943)   

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 this day in history birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

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  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on January - 17.   

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

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