Page 8: Historical Events In January - 17

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

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 January - 17.   

1961  On this day in history eisenhower allegedly orders the assassination of Congo's Lumumba   

1961  Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba on January - 17.   

1961  Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 on January - 17.   

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

1962  On January - 17 a NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m   

1962  On this day in history gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56   

1963  Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km on this day in history.   

1964  Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago   

1966  USAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die on this day in history.   

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

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

1968  Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft on January - 17.   

1968  Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1969  Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK on this day in history.   

1969  Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US on this day in history.   

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  John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

1970  Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 on January - 17.   

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

1972  On January - 17 rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55   

1973  On January - 17 city of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi   

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  On this day in history hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency   

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on this day in history.   

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1342  On this day in history birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

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 this day in history.   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On January - 17 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 this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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 January - 17.   

1103  On this day in history 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 January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

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