Page 7: Historical Events In January - 17

1938  On January - 17 william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79   

1939  On January - 17 ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert   

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 this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61   

1943  Tin Can Drive Day on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation on January - 17.   

1945  On this day in history liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1946  On this day in history the United Nations Security Council meets for the first time.   

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

1946  United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting on this day in history.   

1946  Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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

1948  Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire on this day in history.   

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

1949  The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, first airs on this day in history.   

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  On January - 17 china refuses cease-fire in Korea   

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

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 this day in history uSS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power"   

1955  Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage on January - 17.   

1955  On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

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 this day in history.   

1463  On January - 17 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  On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on January - 17.   

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

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

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.   

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