Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

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

1970  On this day in history billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32   

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

1973  Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 17 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident   

1977  Death of Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 17 death of hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908)   

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  Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1993  On January - 17 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 January - 17 barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59   

1997  Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82   

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

2005  On January - 17 death of charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960)   

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

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

2007  On January - 17 death of art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925)   

2008  On January - 17 death of bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943)   

2009  Death of Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian (b. 1943) on January - 17.   

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

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

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1342  On this day in history 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  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 January - 17.   

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)