Famous Deaths In January - 17

1969  Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

1973  Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77 on January - 17.   

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 January - 17 barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59   

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  Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87 on January - 17.   

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

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 January - 17.   

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

1994  Allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1995  Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1996  Barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

1997  Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21 on January - 17.   

1998  Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82 on January - 17.   

1999  Death of Robert Eads, American transsexual (b. 1945) on this day in history.   

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

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

2002  On January - 17 death of bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955)   

2003  On January - 17 death of richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)   

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

2005  Death of Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 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  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history.   

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  On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)