Page 8: Historical Events In January - 17

1959  On January - 17 "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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36   

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 this day in history.   

1962  On January - 17 gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago   

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 this day in history.   

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  Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1970  John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts) on January - 17.   

1970  On this day in history billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32   

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 January - 17.   

1973  On January - 17 city of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi   

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  "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1 on January - 17.   

1976  Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency on January - 17.   

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on January - 17.   

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on January - 17.   

1501  On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

1504  On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on January - 17.   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)   

0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on January - 17.   

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  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

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 January - 17.