Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

1969  On this day in history grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

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

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

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

1983  On January - 17 death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71   

1987  Death of Hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

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 January - 17 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  Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies on January - 17.   

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

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

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

1997  Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21 on January - 17.   

1998  On this day in history emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82   

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  On this day in history death of gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930)   

2002  Death of Bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955) on January - 17.   

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

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 January - 17.   

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 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  On this day in history death of jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914)   

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 January - 17.   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history.   

1501  On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

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

1517  On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)