Page 8: Historical Events In January - 17
Tuesday, 19 August 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 On this day in history eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba
1961 Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 on January - 17.
1962 NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m on January - 17.
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 Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km on January - 17.
1964 Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57 on January - 17.
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 this day in history.
1966 On this day in history uSAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
1966 On January - 17 b-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
1966 Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50 on January - 17.
1967 Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82 on January - 17.
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 January - 17.
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 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US on January - 17.
1969 On this day in history grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59
1970 On January - 17 aFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3
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 January - 17.
1972 Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency on January - 17.
1976 On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident
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