Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

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

1970  Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 on January - 17.   

1972  On this day in history rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55   

1973  On this day in history fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77   

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

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  Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 on January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1990  On this day in history charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies   

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

1992  On this day in history bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95   

1993  Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies on this day in history.   

1994  Allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90 on January - 17.   

1995  Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 on January - 17.   

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  Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82 on this day in history.   

1999  On January - 17 death of robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945)   

2000  On January - 17 death of philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928)   

2001  Death of Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

2002  On January - 17 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  On January - 17 death of charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960)   

2005  Death of Death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919) on January - 17.   

2006  Death of Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

2007  Death of Art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

2009  On January - 17 death of anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943)   

2010  On January - 17 death of jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914)   

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

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

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on January - 17.   

1484  On January - 17 birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  On January - 17 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  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.