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

1973  Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59   

1981  Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 on January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

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

1990  On January - 17 charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1999  On January - 17 death of robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945)   

2000  On January - 17 death of philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928)   

2001  Death of Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 17.   

2005  Death of Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919) on January - 17.   

2006  Death of Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

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

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

2009  Death of Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

2010  Death of Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2018  On January - 17 death of simon Shelton, English actor   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history.   

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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

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

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.