Famous Deaths In January - 17

1969  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On January - 17 rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55   

1973  Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 17 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident   

1977  Death of Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59   

1981  On January - 17 bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73   

1983  On January - 17 death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71   

1987  Death of Hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908) on January - 17.   

1989  Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1990  Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On January - 17 olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies   

1992  Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1993  Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies on January - 17.   

1994  On January - 17 allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90   

1995  Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59   

1997  Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1998  On January - 17 emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82   

1999  Death of Robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945) on January - 17.   

2000  Death of Philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930) on January - 17.   

2002  On this day in history death of bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955)   

2003  Death of Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926) on January - 17.   

2004  On January - 17 death of harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914)   

2005  Death of Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)   

2006  Death of Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930) on January - 17.   

2007  On this day in history death of art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925)   

2008  On this day in history death of bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943)   

2009  Death of Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943) on January - 17.   

2010  Death of Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914) on January - 17.   

2018  On January - 17 death of simon Shelton, English actor   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history 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  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

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

1517  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on January - 17.   

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)