Page 7: Historical Events In January - 17

1938  On this day in history william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79   

1939  On this day in history ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert   

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

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

1942  On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61   

1943  Tin Can Drive Day on January - 17.   

1944  Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean on January - 17.   

1944  On January - 17 korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

1945  On this day in history auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation   

1945  On January - 17 liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)   

1945  On January - 17 liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops   

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 this day in history.   

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

1946  United Nations Security Council holds its first meeting on this day in history.   

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 January - 17.   

1947  Muiden Neth ammunition factory explodes, 16 die on January - 17.   

1948  Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire on January - 17.   

1948  Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City NY on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1951  On January - 17 china refuses cease-fire in Korea   

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

1952  On January - 17 walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74   

1954  On this day in history jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)   

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

1955  USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power" on January - 17.   

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

1955  On January - 17 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

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

1959  The African country of Mali is formed with the joining of Senegal and French Sudan on this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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

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

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

0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on January - 17.   

1119  On January - 17 boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.   

1604  On January - 17 santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61