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  On January - 17 mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational   

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

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

1961  Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 on this day in history.   

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

1963  On January - 17 joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km   

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

1966  On this day in history 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  B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die on January - 17.   

1966  Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50 on this day in history.   

1967  Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1968  Soyuz 4 & 5 completed first docking of 2 manned spacecraft on this day in history.   

1968  Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 17 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 January - 17.   

1970  AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3 on January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1973  On January - 17 new Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life   

1973  Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on January - 17.   

1976  On January - 17 "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1   

1976  On January - 17 hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on this day in history.   

1517  On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

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

0395  On January - 17 theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1229  On January - 17 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 January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.