Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

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

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 this day in history 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 January - 17.   

1980  On January - 17 barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945)   

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

2003  Death of Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926) on this day in history.   

2004  On January - 17 death of harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914)   

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

2005  On January - 17 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  On this day in history death of art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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