Historical Events In January - 17

1938  William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on January - 17.   

1939  Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert on this day in history.   

1941  On January - 17 kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-Shek open fire at communist forces, resuming the Chinese Civil War after World War II.   

1941  Jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82 on January - 17.   

1942  Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 17 tin Can Drive Day   

1944  On this day in history corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

1944  On this day in history korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

1945  On this day in history auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation   

1945  On this day in history liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)   

1945  Liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops on January - 17.   

1945  Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary on this day in history.   

1945  Warsaw is liberated by Polish and Soviet forces during WWII on January - 17.   

1946  On this day in history the United Nations Security Council meets for the first time.   

1946  On this day in history united Nations Security Council holds its first meeting   

1946  United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting on January - 17.   

1946  Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

1947  Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history muiden Neth ammunition factory explodes, 16 die   

1948  Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City NY   

1949  The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, first airs on January - 17.   

1950  11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities on January - 17.   

1950  On this day in history "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 perfs   

1951  China refuses cease-fire in Korea on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history china refuses ceases-fire in Korea   

1952  Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1954  Jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) on January - 17.   

1954  Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history uSS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power"   

1955  Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage on January - 17.   

1955  On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

1957  9-county commission recommends creation of BART on January - 17.   

1959  On January - 17 the African country of Mali is formed with the joining of Senegal and French Sudan   

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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 this day in history.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

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 January - 17.   

1468  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  On this day in history death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

1604  On this day in history santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61