Famous Deaths In January - 17

1969  On January - 17 grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59   

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

1972  Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1973  On January - 17 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87   

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

1991  Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies on this day in history.   

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

1993  On this day in history ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies   

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

1995  On this day in history isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82   

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

1997  On January - 17 andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21   

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

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

2002  Death of Bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955) on January - 17.   

2003  Death of Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926) on this day in history.   

2004  On this day in history death of harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914)   

2005  On this day in history death of charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960)   

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

2006  On this day in history death of clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930)   

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

2008  Death of Bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943) on January - 17.   

2009  Death of Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

2010  Death of Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

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

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on January - 17.