Page 8: Historical Events In January - 17

1959  "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi   

1960  On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational   

1961  On January - 17 eisenhower allegedly orders the assassination of Congo's Lumumba   

1961  Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 17 patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36   

1962  NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history a NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m   

1962  On January - 17 gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56   

1963  Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km on this day in history.   

1964  Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57 on January - 17.   

1966  A U.S. B52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with its refueling plane over Palomares, Spain, scattering radioactive plutonium over the area on January - 17.   

1966  Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago on January - 17.   

1966  On this day in history uSAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die   

1966  On January - 17 b-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die   

1966  Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50 on January - 17.   

1967  On this day in history evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82   

1968  On January - 17 soyuz 4 & 5 completed first docking of 2 manned spacecraft   

1968  On this day in history soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft   

1968  On this day in history julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83   

1969  Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK on January - 17.   

1969  Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US on January - 17.   

1969  On January - 17 grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59   

1970  On this day in history aFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3   

1970  John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts) on January - 17.   

1970  Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 on January - 17.   

1972  On this day in history section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd   

1972  On this day in history rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55   

1973  City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi on January - 17.   

1973  On January - 17 new Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life   

1973  On January - 17 fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77   

1976  On this day in history "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1   

1976  On this day in history hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency   

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on January - 17.   

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

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

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 this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

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

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1468  On this day in history death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.