Historical Events In January - 17

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  

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.  

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  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.  

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)  

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

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies  

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

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)  

1468  On this day in history death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)  

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.