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Historical Events In January - 17

Thursday, 23 March 2023

1977  Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad at the Utah State Prison on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On January - 17 zaire President Mobutu visits Belgium  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  On January - 17 uSSR performs underground nuclear test  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  On this day in history nASA launches Fltsatcom-3  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  On January - 17 barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  On January - 17 philippino President Marcos ends state of siege  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  On this day in history 10th American Music Award Kenny Rogers  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  Alabama Governor George C Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  On this day in history nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  On this day in history doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  On this day in history supreme Court rules (5-4) private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v England) on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On this day in history tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 to regain WBA heavyweight title  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  President Reagan signed a secret order permitting the covert sale of arms to Iran on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On January - 17 leslie Manigay elected President of Haiti  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  On January - 17 al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Five children are shot to death at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, by a gunman who then kills himself on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  5th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards Bobby Darin on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  A study concluded it is not oat bran itself, but the substitution of oat bran or other foods for high-fat foods which cuts blood cholesterol on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On this day in history who, Simon & Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters & Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On this day in history iraq fires 8 SCUD missiles on Israel  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On this day in history operation Desert Storm begins-US led allies vs Iraq - first US pilot shot down (Jeffrey Zahn)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On January - 17 the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.60, the second highest one-day point-gain ever.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On January - 17 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that Florida dentist David Acer had infected three patients with the AIDS virus.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On January - 17 olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In January - 17

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1501  On January - 17 birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In January - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1468  On this day in history death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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