Page 7: Historical Events In January - 17

1938  William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 January - 17.   

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  Tin Can Drive Day on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  On January - 17 auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation   

1945  On January - 17 liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)   

1945  On this day in history liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops   

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

1945  Warsaw is liberated by Polish and Soviet forces during WWII on January - 17.   

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

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  Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

1947  On January - 17 muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die   

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

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

1948  Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City NY on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1951  On January - 17 china refuses ceases-fire in Korea   

1952  Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 on January - 17.   

1954  Jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)   

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

1955  Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage on this day in history.   

1955  On January - 17 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

1957  On January - 17 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 this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

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  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.   

1517  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On January - 17 boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  On this day in history albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  On this day in history death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  On this day in history death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  On this day in history death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

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