Historical Events In January - 17

1938  William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1939  Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

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

1945  On January - 17 auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation   

1945  Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation) on this day in history.   

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 January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

1946  On this day in history united Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting   

1946  Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history muiden Neth ammunition factory explodes, 16 die   

1948  On this day in history netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire   

1948  On January - 17 trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City NY   

1949  The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, first airs on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1952  Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 17 jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)   

1954  On January - 17 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 this day in history.   

1955  On January - 17 submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage   

1955  J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 9-county commission recommends creation of BART   

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  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  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

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

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

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

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on January - 17.   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on January - 17.   

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