Historical Events In January - 17
Friday, 22 September 2023
1959 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances on this day in history.
1959 On January - 17 abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi
1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on January - 17.
1961 Eisenhower allegedly orders the assassination of Congo's Lumumba on this day in history.
1961 Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba on this day in history.
1961 Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 on January - 17.
1962 On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
1962 A NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m on January - 17.
1962 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56 on January - 17.
1963 On this day in history joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
1964 On this day in history terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57
1966 On January - 17 a U.S. B52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with its refueling plane over Palomares, Spain, scattering radioactive plutonium over the area.
1966 Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago on this day in history.
1966 USAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die on January - 17.
1966 B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die on January - 17.
1966 On this day in history vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50
1967 On January - 17 evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82
1968 Soyuz 4 & 5 completed first docking of 2 manned spacecraft on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft
1968 On this day in history julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83
1969 On this day in history beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK
1969 On January - 17 debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US
1969 Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1970 On January - 17 aFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3
1970 On this day in history john M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts)
1970 Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
1972 Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history city of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi
1973 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life on January - 17.
1973 Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on January - 17.
1976 "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1 on January - 17.
1976 On January - 17 hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency
1976 On January - 17 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »