Page 8: Historical Events In January - 17
Sunday, 15 June 2025
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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