Historical Events In January - 17

1938  William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on January - 17.   

1939  Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert on this day in history.   

1941  Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-Shek open fire at communist forces, resuming the Chinese Civil War after World War II on this day in history.   

1941  Jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82 on January - 17.   

1942  Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history tin Can Drive Day   

1944  On this day in history corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

1944  Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean on January - 17.   

1945  Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation on January - 17.   

1945  Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation) on January - 17.   

1945  Liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops on January - 17.   

1945  Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary on January - 17.   

1945  On January - 17 warsaw is liberated by Polish and Soviet forces during WWII.   

1946  The United Nations Security Council meets for the first time on January - 17.   

1946  United Nations Security Council holds its first meeting on January - 17.   

1946  On this day in history united Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting   

1946  On January - 17 gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59   

1947  Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history muiden Neth ammunition factory explodes, 16 die   

1948  Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire on January - 17.   

1948  On this day in history trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City NY   

1949  On January - 17 the Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, first airs.   

1950  On this day in history 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities   

1950  On January - 17 "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 perfs   

1951  China refuses cease-fire in Korea on January - 17.   

1951  China refuses ceases-fire in Korea on January - 17.   

1952  On January - 17 walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74   

1954  On January - 17 jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)   

1954  Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) on January - 17.   

1955  On January - 17 uSS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power"   

1955  On January - 17 submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage   

1955  J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 9-county commission recommends creation of BART   

1959  The African country of Mali is formed with the joining of Senegal and French Sudan on January - 17.   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

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

1504  On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on January - 17.   

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on January - 17.   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on January - 17.   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on January - 17.   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on this day in history.   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.   

1604  On January - 17 santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61