Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

1969  On this day in history grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59   

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  On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident   

1977  On January - 17 death of gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967   

1980  Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On this day in history 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  On January - 17 charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies   

1991  Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies on January - 17.   

1992  On January - 17 bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95   

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

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

1995  On January - 17 isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82   

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

1997  On this day in history andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21   

1998  Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82 on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history death of robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945)   

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

2001  On January - 17 death of gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930)   

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  Death of Harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914) on January - 17.   

2005  Death of Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960) on January - 17.   

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

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

2007  Death of Art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925) on January - 17.   

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

2009  On this day in history death of anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943)   

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

2018  Death of Simon Shelton, English actor on January - 17.   

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1342  On this day in history 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  On January - 17 birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

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  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on January - 17.   

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on this day in history.   

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