Historical Events In January - 17
Friday, 31 March 2023
1959 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1961 Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 on this day in history.
1962 NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1963 On this day in history joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
1964 Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57 on January - 17.
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 January - 17.
1966 Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago on January - 17.
1966 On this day in history 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 January - 17.
1967 On January - 17 evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82
1968 On this day in history soyuz 4 & 5 completed first docking of 2 manned spacecraft
1968 On January - 17 soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft
1968 On January - 17 julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83
1969 Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK on January - 17.
1969 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59
1970 AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3 on this day in history.
1970 John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts) on January - 17.
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 January - 17.
1972 Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55 on January - 17.
1973 City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi on this day in history.
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 On January - 17 "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1
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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