Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

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

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

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

1973  On this day in history fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77   

1976  On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident   

1977  On this day in history death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967   

1980  Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59 on January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history 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  Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 on January - 17.   

1996  Barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history death of philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928)   

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

2002  Death of Bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history 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 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  On January - 17 death of art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925)   

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  Death of Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history death of simon Shelton, English actor   

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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  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on this day in history.   

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)