Page 8: Historical Events In January - 17

1959  On January - 17 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances   

1959  Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi on January - 17.   

1960  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 17 eisenhower allegedly orders the assassination of Congo's Lumumba   

1961  On January - 17 eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba   

1961  On January - 17 patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36   

1962  On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m   

1962  On this day in history a NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m   

1962  Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1963  Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km on January - 17.   

1964  On January - 17 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 January - 17.   

1966  On January - 17 uSAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die   

1966  On this day in history b-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die   

1966  On January - 17 vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50   

1967  Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82 on January - 17.   

1968  On January - 17 soyuz 4 & 5 completed first docking of 2 manned spacecraft   

1968  On January - 17 soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft   

1968  On January - 17 julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83   

1969  Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK on January - 17.   

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  AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3 on January - 17.   

1970  On January - 17 john M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts)   

1970  On this day in history billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32   

1972  Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55   

1973  City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi on January - 17.   

1973  On this day in history new Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life   

1973  On this day in history fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77   

1976  "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1 on this day in history.   

1976  Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency on January - 17.   

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on January - 17.   

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  On January - 17 birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  On January - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)   

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

1103  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

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

1229  On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

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

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

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.