Historical Events In January - 17
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
1959 On this day in history "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 this day in history.
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 On January - 17 eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba
1961 Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 on this day in history.
1962 On January - 17 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 On January - 17 gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56
1963 Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km on January - 17.
1964 On this day in history terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57
1966 A U.S. B52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with its refueling plane over Palomares, Spain, scattering radioactive plutonium over the area on this day in history.
1966 Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago on January - 17.
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 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 January - 17.
1968 Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft on this day in history.
1968 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 on January - 17.
1969 On this day in history beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK
1969 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US on January - 17.
1969 Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59 on January - 17.
1970 AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3 on this day in history.
1970 On January - 17 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 January - 17 section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
1972 Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55 on January - 17.
1973 On January - 17 city of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi
1973 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life on this day in history.
1973 On January - 17 fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77
1976 On this day in history "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1
1976 On January - 17 hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency
1976 On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident
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