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January 17, 1834 - Wilhelmina Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, daughter of Mimi
Bia

January 17, 1867 - Carl Laemmle, German-

January 17, 1878 - Oscar Apfel, American actor

January 17, 1882 - Noah Beery, American character actor

January 17, 1891 - Marjorie Gateson, American actress

January 17, 1897 - Nils Asther, Swedish actor

January 17, 1903 - Warren Hull, American actor

January 17, 1903 - Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Assamese poet, playwright, filmmaker

January 17, 1904 - Patsy Ruth Miller, American actress

January 17, 1905 - Grant Withers, American actor

January 17, 1921 - Dehl Berti, Chiricahua Apache actor

January 17, 1922 - Betty White [Ludden], American actress and comedian with the
longest TV career of a female entertainer

January 17, 1923 - Onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor

January 17, 1923 - Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery], British-born in London,
England

January 17, 1926 - Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina

January 17, 1926 - Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer

January 17, 1927 - Eartha Kitt, American singer, dancer, comedian, actress and
activist (Catwoman-Batman)

January 17, 1927 - Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer

January 17, 1931 - James Earl Jones, American actor

January 17, 1933 - Dalida, Egyptian actress and singer, Miss Egypt



January 17, 1933 - Sheree North [Dawn Bethel], American actress

January 17, 1934 - Donald Cammell, film director

January 17, 1934 - Shari Lewis, ventriloquist/puppeteer

January 17, 1936 - Jerry Fogel, actor

January 17, 1939 - Maury Povich, TV host /Mr Connie Chung

January 17, 1942 - Randy Boone, actor

January 17, 1942 - Nancy Parsons, American actress

January 17, 1943 - Geoffrey Deuel, American actor

January 17, 1946 - Michèle Deslauriers, Quebec actress

January 17, 1947 - Jane Elliot, American actress

January 17, 1947 - Todd Susman, actor

January 17, 1949 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor

January 17, 1949 - Debbie Watson, La Mirada California, actress



January 17, 1952 - Larry Fortensky, former husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor



January 17, 1952 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician and film composer
(Academy Award 1988 for score to The Last Emperor)

January 17, 1956 - Mitch Vogel, American actor

January 17, 1957 - Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian and radio personality

January 17, 1957 - Keith Chegwin, English television presenter & actor

January 17, 1959 - Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker

January 17, 1959 - Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress



January 17, 1960 - Chatchai Plengpanich, Thai actor

January 17, 1961 - Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director

January 17, 1962 - Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor

January 17, 1967 - Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor

January 17, 1969 - Naveen Andrews, British actor

January 17, 1970 - Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-

January 17, 1971 - Kid Rock [Robert James Ritchie], American rapper, songwriter,
musician and actor

January 17, 1971 - Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress

January 17, 1972 - Benno Fürmann, German actor

January 17, 1974 - Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet

January 17, 1975 - Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor

January 17, 1977 - Kevin Fertig, American professional wrestler

January 17, 1977 - Leigh Whannell, Australian screenwriter/actor

January 17, 1980 - Zooey Deschanel, American actress

January 17, 1980 - Kimberly Spicer, American model

January 17, 1981 - Ray J [William Ray Norwood Jr.], McComb, Mississippi,
American singer and actor

January 17, 1981 - Scott Mechlowicz, American actor

January 17, 1983 - Andrea Lowell, American Model

January 17, 1985 - Kang-In, South Korean singer/dancer/actor/MC/DJ

January 17, 1997 - Jake Paul, American YouTube personality



January 17, 1967 - Evelyn Nesbit, actress

January 17, 1972 - Rochelle Hudson, American actress

January 17, 1973 - Fred Essler, Austrian actor

January 17, 1980 - Barbara Britton [Brantingham], American actress

January 17, 1983 - Doodles Weaver [Winstead Sheffield Weaver], American
comedian, commits suicide by shooting himself at 70

January 17, 1987 - Hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director

January 17, 1992 - Bill Walker, actor

January 17, 1992 - Dorothy Alison, actress, dies

January 17, 1998 - Emil Sitka, actor

January 17, 2002 - Queenie Leonard, American actress

January 17, 2003 - Richard Crenna, American actor

January 17, 2004 - Ray Stark, American stage and film producer

January 17, 2004 - Noble Willingham, American actor

January 17, 2005 - Virginia Mayo [Jones], American actress

January 17, 2007 - Art Buchwald, American humorist

January 17, 2008 - Allan Melvin, American character actor

January 17, 2013 - Robert F. Chew, American actor

January 17, 2015 - Greg Plitt, American fitness model and entrepreneur

January 17, 2018 - Simon Shelton Barnes, British actor

January 17, 2018 - Jessica Falkholt, Australian actress (Hope Morrison-Home and
Away



January 17, 2019 - Windsor Davies, British actor



January 17, 1949 - "The Goldbergs", first airs in the US on CBS, "The
Goldbergs", first airs in the US on CBS

January 17, 1954 - Jacques Cousteau 's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus"
(CBS), Jacques Cousteau 's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)

January 17, 1983 - 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar & Rick Springfield,
Olivia Newton-John, 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar & Rick Springfield,
Olivia Newton-John

January 17, 1984 - Supreme Court rules (5-4) that private use of home VCRs to
tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws,
Supreme Court rules (5-4) that private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for
later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws

January 17, 1986 - 2nd Sundance Film Festival: "Smooth Talk" wins Grand Jury
Prize Dramatic, 2nd Sundance Film Festival: "Smooth Talk" wins Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic

January 17, 1991 - Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental
title, Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title

January 17, 1993 - 14th ACE Cable Awards: Bravo! wins the Golden CableACE for
its dedication to films, cultural arts and performing arts programming, 14th ACE
Cable Awards: Bravo! wins the Golden CableACE for its dedication to films,
cultural arts and performing arts programming

January 17, 1994 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor released from the hospital after hip
treatment, Actress Elizabeth Taylor released from the hospital after hip
treatment

January 17, 2000 - 27th American Music Awards: Shania Twain & Will Smith win,
27th American Music Awards: Shania Twain & Will Smith win

January 17, 2003 - 8th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Chicago Best Picture, 8th
Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Chicago Best Picture

January 17, 2010 - 67th Golden Globes: Avatar, Jeff Bridges , Sandra Bullock
win, 67th Golden Globes: Avatar, Jeff Bridges , Sandra Bullock win



January 17, 1926 - Comedian George Burns marries comedienne Gracie Allen,
Comedian George Burns marries comedienne Gracie Allen

January 17, 1946 - Actor John Wayne (38) weds actress Esperanza Baur in Long
Beach, California, Actor John Wayne (38) weds actress Esperanza Baur in Long
Beach, California

January 17, 1988 - Publisher Bob Guccione (57) weds actress Katherine Keeton
(48), Publisher Bob Guccione (57) weds actress Katherine Keeton (48)

January 17, 2015 - Actor/comedian Stephen Fry (57) weds stand-up comedian
Elliott Spencer in the Norfolk town of Dereham, Actor/comedian Stephen Fry (57)
weds stand-up comedian Elliott Spencer in the Norfolk town of Dereham


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January 17, 1517 - Antonio Scandello, Italian composer

January 17, 1545 - Antonio Pace, Italian composer

January 17, 1574 - Robert Fludd, English composer

January 17, 1659 - Antonio Veracini, composer

January 17, 1712 - John Stanley, English blind composer and organist

January 17, 1719 - Jean-Joseph Vade, composer

January 17, 1728 - Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer

January 17, 1733 - Thomas Linley the elder, English composer and tenor

January 17, 1734 - Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer

January 17, 1745 - Nicolas Roze, composer

January 17, 1769 - Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer

January 17, 1828 - Eduard Remenyi, Hungarian violinist

January 17, 1835 - Johan Filip von Schantz, composer

January 17, 1836 - Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer

January 17, 1850 - Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, Russian composer

January 17, 1857 - Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer

January 17, 1863 - Henry Charles Tonking, British organist and composer, borne,
Cornwall (d. 1926)

January 17, 1873 - Francois Rasse, Belgian composer

January 17, 1877 - Hans Jelmoli, Swiss pianist and composer

January 17, 1896 - Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader



January 17, 1901 - Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer

January 17, 1907 - Henk Badings, Dutch opera composer

January 17, 1911 - Hermann Pfrogner, Austrian musicologist

January 17, 1912 - Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer

January 17, 1916 - Joel Herron, American orchestra leader

January 17, 1917 - Oskar Morawetz, Svetla Czechoslovakia, composer

January 17, 1917 - Ulysses Simpson Kay, American composer

January 17, 1920 - George Handy [George Joseph Hendleman], American jazz
musician

January 17, 1920 - Nora Kaye, American prima ballerina

January 17, 1925 - Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer

January 17, 1926 - Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina

January 17, 1927 - Donald Erb, American composer known for large orchestral
works

January 17, 1927 - Eartha Kitt, American singer, dancer, comedian, actress and
activist (Catwoman-Batman)

January 17, 1928 - Jean Barraqué, French composer

January 17, 1929 - Grady Martin, country music guitarist

January 17, 1930 - Robert Ceely, composer

January 17, 1931 - Frederick Alfred Fox, composer

January 17, 1933 - Dalida, Egyptian actress and singer, Miss Egypt

January 17, 1934 - Sydney Phillip Hodkinson, composer

January 17, 1941 - Dame Gillian Weir, New Zealand organist



January 17, 1942 - Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist

January 17, 1943 - Chris Montez [Ezekiel Montanez], American guitarist and
singer

January 17, 1944 - Françoise Hardy, French singer

January 17, 1945 - William Hart, American singer

January 17, 1945 - Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet and scriptwriter

January 17, 1947 - Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer

January 17, 1948 - Mick Taylor, rock guitarist

January 17, 1948 - Anne Queffélec, French pianist

January 17, 1952 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician and film composer
(Academy Award 1988 for score to The Last Emperor)

January 17, 1953 - Sheila Hutchinson, rocker

January 17, 1955 - Steve Earle, country singer

January 17, 1956 - Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist

January 17, 1958 - Jez Strode, rocker

January 17, 1959 - Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker

January 17, 1959 - Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress

January 17, 1963 - Kai Hansen, German singer and guitarist

January 17, 1966 - Shabba Ranks [Rexton Gordon], Jamaican dancehall musician and
reggae deejay

January 17, 1969 - Tiësto [Tijs Michiel Verwest], Dutch DJ and record producer
considered the "Godfather of EDM"

January 17, 1971 - Kid Rock [Robert James Ritchie], American rapper, songwriter,
musician and actor

January 17, 1971 - Leonardo Ciampa, Italian-American musician



January 17, 1972 - Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter

January 17, 1974 - Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician

January 17, 1975 - Tom Jenkinson, English musician

January 17, 1975 - Rami Yacoub, Swedish songwriter/producer

January 17, 1976 - Aga Zaryan [Agnieszka Skrzypek], Polish jazz singer

January 17, 1981 - Ray J [William Ray Norwood Jr.], McComb, Mississippi,
American singer and actor

January 17, 1982 - Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer

January 17, 1982 - Alex Varkatzas, American Singer

January 17, 1983 - Julie Budet, French Electronic-Pop Musician

January 17, 1985 - Simone Simons, Dutch singer

January 17, 1985 - Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer

January 17, 1985 - Kang-In, South Korean singer/dancer/actor/MC/DJ



January 17, 1103 - Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies

January 17, 1604 - Santino Garsi da Parma, Italian composer

January 17, 1625 - Nicolò Rubini, Italian composer and cornettist

January 17, 1738 - Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies

January 17, 1751 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer

January 17, 1788 - Alessio Prati, Italian composer

January 17, 1826 - Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer

January 17, 1856 - Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer

January 17, 1869 - Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer

January 17, 1890 - Salomon Sulzer, composer

January 17, 1891 - Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer

January 17, 1892 - Alexandre Levy, Brazilian composer and pianist

January 17, 1913 - Carl Baermann, German composer

January 17, 1942 - Frederick Jerome Work, composer

January 17, 1946 - Gottfried Rudinger, German composer

January 17, 1969 - Grazyna Bacewicz, composer

January 17, 1970 - Billy Stewart, singer

January 17, 1970 - Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoonist

January 17, 1972 - Betty Smith, American novelist

January 17, 1984 - Kostas Giannidis [Yannis Constantinidis], Greek composer and
pianist



January 17, 1992 - Charlie Ventura, jazz sax

January 17, 1994 - Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player

January 17, 1994 - Noel Chiboust, French jazz trumpeter and saxophonist

January 17, 1996 - Robert Covington, American drummer and singer

January 17, 1996 - Mostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer

January 17, 2000 - Philip Jones, British trumpeter

January 17, 2002 - Héctor Tosar, Uruguayan pianist and composer

January 17, 2003 - Balint Vazsonyi, Hingarian pianist

January 17, 2004 - Czeslaw Niemen, Polish musician

January 17, 2011 - Donald "Don" Kirshner, American rock & roll producer known as
"The Man With the Golden Ear"

January 17, 2012 - Johnny Otis [Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes], US R&B musician,
producer, and talent scout

January 17, 2012 - Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer

January 17, 2013 - Lizbeth Webb, English soprano

January 17, 2016 - Dale "Buffin" Griffin, English rock drummer



January 17, 1950 - "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46
performances, "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46
performances

January 17, 1959 - "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332
performances, "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances

January 17, 1962 - Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in San Francisco, Roy
Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in San Francisco

January 17, 1972 - "My Hang-Up Is You" single released by Freddie Hart
(Billboard Song of the Year 1972), "My Hang-Up Is You" single released by
Freddie Hart (Billboard Song of the Year 1972)

January 17, 1974 - Styne, Comdem & Green's musical "Lorelei" premieres in NYC,
Styne, Comdem & Green's musical "Lorelei" premieres in NYC

January 17, 1976 - "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1, "I Write the
Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1

January 17, 1978 - After a tumultuous final tour The Sex Pistols break up as a
band, which is announced the following day Learn More >>, After a tumultuous
final tour The Sex Pistols break up as a band, which is announced the following
day Learn More >>

January 17, 1983 - 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar & Rick Springfield,
Olivia Newton-John, 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar & Rick Springfield,
Olivia Newton-John

January 17, 1988 - "Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77
performances, "Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77
performances

January 17, 1990 - 5th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin, 5th Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin

January 17, 1990 - Who, Simon & Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard,
Platters & The Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Who,
Simon & Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters & The Kinks
inducted into Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

January 17, 1995 - "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322
performances, "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322 performances

January 17, 2000 - 27th American Music Awards: Shania Twain & Will Smith win,
27th American Music Awards: Shania Twain & Will Smith win

January 17, 2011 - "Sure Thing" single released by Miguel (Billboard Song of the
Year 2011), "Sure Thing" single released by Miguel (Billboard Song of the Year
2011)


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January 17, 1733 - Thomas Linley the elder, English composer and tenor

January 17, 1901 - Olin Dutra, American golfer

January 17, 1903 - Warren Hull, American actor

January 17, 1905 - Guillermo Stábile, Argentine footballer

January 17, 1905 - Ray Cunningham, American baseball player

January 17, 1908 - Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager

January 17, 1913 - Yuvraj of Patiala, cricketer

January 17, 1925 - A H Kardar, cricketer

January 17, 1926 - Clyde Walcott, cricketer

January 17, 1928 - Ken Archer, cricketer

January 17, 1929 - Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Canadian NHL goaltender who
was the first to wear a goaltender mask

January 17, 1930 - Eddie LeBaron, American football player

January 17, 1931 - Don Zimmer, American baseball coach

January 17, 1939 - Antao D'Souza, cricketer

January 17, 1939 - Toini Gustafson, Swedish 5K/10K cross country skier

January 17, 1940 - Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenyan athlete

January 17, 1940 - Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player

January 17, 1942 - Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay], American boxer

January 17, 1949 - Heini Hemmi, Swiss giant slalom

January 17, 1951 - Rolando Thoeni, Italian slalom

January 17, 1952 - Darrell Porter, American baseball catcher

January 17, 1954 - Janet Dykman, Monterey Park California, archer

January 17, 1957 - Donna Stone, NJ, fencer-epee

January 17, 1957 - Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist

January 17, 1960 - Chili Davis, American-Jamaican baseball outfielder

January 17, 1961 - Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi USSR, women's world chess champ

January 17, 1964 - Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher

January 17, 1965 - Nikos Nioplias, Greek footballer

January 17, 1965 - Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player

January 17, 1966 - Anna Ivan, La Joltennis star

January 17, 1966 - Don Myrah, cyclist

January 17, 1966 - Trish Johnson, British golfer

January 17, 1967 - Gregory Caccia, Bayshore NY, team handball right back

January 17, 1968 - Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete

January 17, 1970 - Candace Murray, softball shortstop

January 17, 1970 - Darnell Walker, NFL cornerback

January 17, 1970 - Jeremy Roenick, NHL center

January 17, 1970 - James Wattana, Thai snooker player

January 17, 1971 - Derek Plante, Cloquet, NHL center

January 17, 1971 - Peter Winter, Australian decathlete

January 17, 1971 - Tyler Houston, American baseball catcher

January 17, 1971 - Richard Burns, English rally driver

January 17, 1971 - Ann Wolfe, female boxer

January 17, 1972 - Rohn Meyer, CFL offensive linebacker

January 17, 1972 - Wendall Gaines, NFL tight end

January 17, 1973 - Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer

January 17, 1973 - Liz Ellis, Australian netball captain

January 17, 1974 - Derrick Mason, wide receiver

January 17, 1974 - Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican-American baseball infielder

January 17, 1974 - Marcus Spriggs, offensive tackle

January 17, 1974 - Sharon Marie Ferris, New Zealand sailor

January 17, 1974 - Yang Chen, Chinese footballer

January 17, 1977 - Ali el Kattabi, soccer player

January 17, 1981 - Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer

January 17, 1982 - Dwyane Wade, American basketball player

January 17, 1983 - Alvaro Arbeloa, Spanish Footballer

January 17, 1983 - Rick Kelly, Australian racing driver

January 17, 1983 - Johannes Herber, German basketball player

January 17, 1933 - John Hodges, Australian cricketer, dies

January 17, 1952 - Walter O Briggs, American entrepreneur and sports team owner

January 17, 1959 - Abdul Aziz, cricket

January 17, 1970 - Robert Lindley Murray, American tennis player

January 17, 1976 - Ad Verhoeven, soccer player

January 17, 1981 - Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer

January 17, 1983 - Bill Bonthron, American athlete

January 17, 1992 - Frank Pullen, English businessman and racehorse owner

January 17, 1993 - Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer, dies

January 17, 1994 - Klaas Peereboom, Dutch sports reporter

January 17, 1994 - Helen Stephens, American athlete

January 17, 2004 - Harry Brecheen, American baseball player

January 17, 2008 - Bobby Fischer, American chess player

January 17, 2008 - Ernie Holmes, American football player

January 17, 2010 - Gaines Adams, American football player

January 17, 2012 - Marty Springstead, American Major League baseball umpire and
umpire supervisor

January 17, 1916 - Rodman Wanamaker organises a lunch to discuss forming a
golfers association (later the PGA) at the Taplow Club, Martinique Hotel, New
York City, Rodman Wanamaker organises a lunch to discuss forming a golfers
association (later the PGA) at the Taplow Club, Martinique Hotel, New York City

January 17, 1933 - Australian cricket batting champion Don Bradman takes only
his 2nd Test wicket; bowls England's Walter Hammond for 85 during 338-run 3rd
Test defeat in Adelaide, Australian cricket batting champion Don Bradman takes
only his 2nd Test wicket; bowls England's Walter Hammond for 85 during 338-run
3rd Test defeat in Adelaide

January 17, 1934 - Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the NY
Giants, Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the NY Giants

January 17, 1934 - NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000
contract, NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract

January 17, 1937 - LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC:
Patty Berg wins inaugural event by 3 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby, LPGA
Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins inaugural
event by 3 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby

January 17, 1952 - 1952 NFL Draft: Bill Wade from University of Vanderbilt first
pick by Los Angeles Rams, 1952 NFL Draft: Bill Wade from University of
Vanderbilt first pick by Los Angeles Rams

January 17, 1953 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-American
final Maureen Connolly wins 1st leg of her Grand Slam; beats Julia Sampson 6-3,
6-2, Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Maureen
Connolly wins 1st leg of her Grand Slam; beats Julia Sampson 6-3, 6-2

January 17, 1953 - Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian
final Ken Rosewall wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Mervyn Rose 6-0, 6-3,
6-4, Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken
Rosewall wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Mervyn Rose 6-0, 6-3, 6-4

January 17, 1954 - 4th NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Eastern
Conference beats Western Conference, 20-9; MVP: Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia
Eagles, LB, 4th NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference
beats Western Conference, 20-9; MVP: Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia Eagles, LB

January 17, 1960 - 10th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference
beats Eastern Conference, 38-21; MVPs: Johnny Unitas , Baltimore Colts, QB;
Eugene Lipscomb, Baltimore Colts, DL, 10th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum:
Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 38-21; MVPs: Johnny Unitas ,
Baltimore Colts, QB; Eugene Lipscomb, Baltimore Colts, DL

January 17, 1961 - 11th NBA All-Star Game, Onondaga County Coliseum, Syracuse,
NY: West beats East, 153-131; MVP: Oscar Robertson , Cincinnati Royals, PG; at
22, youngest player to receive All-Star MVP honours, 23 points & 14 assists,
11th NBA All-Star Game, Onondaga County Coliseum, Syracuse, NY: West beats East,
153-131; MVP: Oscar Robertson , Cincinnati Royals, PG; at 22, youngest player to
receive All-Star MVP honours, 23 points & 14 assists

January 17, 1963 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA,
Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA

January 17, 1970 - 357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft,
357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft

January 17, 1970 - 9th AFL All Star Game, Astrodome, Houston: Western Division
beats Eastern Division, 26-3; MVP: John Hadl, LA Chargers, QB, 9th AFL All Star
Game, Astrodome, Houston: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 26-3; MVP:
John Hadl, LA Chargers, QB

January 17, 1970 - Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for
the 1960s, Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s

January 17, 1971 - Super Bowl V, Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL: Baltimore Colts
beat Dallas Cowboys, 16-13; MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB, Super Bowl V, Miami
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL: Baltimore Colts beat Dallas Cowboys, 16-13; MVP: Chuck
Howley, Dallas, LB

January 17, 1977 - NFL Pro Bowl, Seattle Kingdome: AFC beats NFC, 24-14; MVP:
Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers, CB, NFL Pro Bowl, Seattle Kingdome: AFC beats
NFC, 24-14; MVP: Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers, CB

January 17, 1982 - Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl scores a 6–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
win over American Vitas Gerulaitis to claim his first of 5 ATP Masters Grand
Prix titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC, Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl scores a
6–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 win over American Vitas Gerulaitis to claim his first of
5 ATP Masters Grand Prix titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC

January 17, 1986 - Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing
title, Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

January 17, 1988 - AFC Championship, Mile High Stadium, Denver: Denver Broncos
beat Cleveland Browns, 38-33; features infamous "The Fumble", Browns' Earnest
Byner at Denver 3-yard line with 1:12 remaining, AFC Championship, Mile High
Stadium, Denver: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns, 38-33; features infamous
"The Fumble", Browns' Earnest Byner at Denver 3-yard line with 1:12 remaining

January 17, 1988 - NFC Championship, RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington
Redskins beat Minnesota Vikings, 17-10, NFC Championship, RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat Minnesota Vikings, 17-10

January 17, 1989 - Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach, Al Arbour wins
his 600th NHL game as coach

January 17, 1989 - Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest
in Miami, Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami

January 17, 1991 - Andy Van Hellemond sets NHL record for most games worked by a
referee when he appears in his 1,173rd regular season encounter as the St. Louis
Blues host the Montreal Canadiens, Andy Van Hellemond sets NHL record for most
games worked by a referee when he appears in his 1,173rd regular season
encounter as the St. Louis Blues host the Montreal Canadiens

January 17, 1993 - AFC Championship, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami: Buffalo Bills
beat Miami Dolphins, 29-10, AFC Championship, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami: Buffalo
Bills beat Miami Dolphins, 29-10

January 17, 1993 - NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: Dallas Cowboys beat
San Francisco 49ers, 30-20, NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: Dallas
Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers, 30-20

January 17, 1994 - Patrick Ewing becomes first New York player to reach the
15,000-point mark in his NBA career; scores a game-high 34 points in the Knicks'
106-94 win over visiting Minnesota, Patrick Ewing becomes first New York player
to reach the 15,000-point mark in his NBA career; scores a game-high 34 points
in the Knicks' 106-94 win over visiting Minnesota

January 17, 1995 - Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win cricket's World Series
Cup, Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup

January 17, 1995 - LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis, LA Rams
announce that they are moving to St Louis

January 17, 1996 - Detroit center Steve Yzerman scores his 500th career NHL goal
as the Red Wings beat Colorado, 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena and joins Gordie Howe as
the only players to score 500 goals for Detroit, Detroit center Steve Yzerman
scores his 500th career NHL goal as the Red Wings beat Colorado, 3-2 at Joe
Louis Arena and joins Gordie Howe as the only players to score 500 goals for
Detroit

January 17, 1997 - NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely for kicking
cameraman, NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely for kicking cameraman

January 17, 1999 - AFC Championship, Mile High Stadium, Denver: Denver Broncos
beat New York Jets, 23-10; features infamous "The Miss", Vikings' PK Gary
Anderson misses field goal late 4th quarter, AFC Championship, Mile High
Stadium, Denver: Denver Broncos beat New York Jets, 23-10; features infamous
"The Miss", Vikings' PK Gary Anderson misses field goal late 4th quarter

January 17, 1999 - NFC Championship, Metrodome, Minneapolis: Atlanta Falcons
beat Minnesota Vikings, 30-27 (OT), NFC Championship, Metrodome, Minneapolis:
Atlanta Falcons beat Minnesota Vikings, 30-27 (OT)

January 17, 2012 - LeBron James becomes youngest player in NBA history to record
20,000 career points during the Miami Heat's 92-75 victory over Golden State;
James, 28 years, 17 days, passes Kobe Bryant, 29 years, 122 days, LeBron James
becomes youngest player in NBA history to record 20,000 career points during the
Miami Heat's 92-75 victory over Golden State; James, 28 years, 17 days, passes
Kobe Bryant, 29 years, 122 days

January 17, 2015 - American boxer Deontay Wilder wins the WBC heavyweight
championship by unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne at MGM Grand Garden
Arena, Las Vegas; Wilder first American to hold a heavyweight title since
Shannon Briggs in 2007, American boxer Deontay Wilder wins the WBC heavyweight
championship by unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne at MGM Grand Garden
Arena, Las Vegas; Wilder first American to hold a heavyweight title since
Shannon Briggs in 2007

January 17, 1990 - NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (46) divorces Linda Kay Cooper after
26 years of marriage, NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (46) divorces Linda Kay Cooper
after 26 years of marriage

 * Birthdays
 * Deaths
 * Events
 * Weddings & Divorces

January 17, 1342 - Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy

January 17, 1463 - Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony, protector Luther

January 17, 1484 - George Spalatin, German reformer

January 17, 1501 - Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist

January 17, 1504 - Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope

January 17, 1560 - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist

January 17, 1600 - Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatist, poet and
writer of the Spanish Golden Age

January 17, 1612 - Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general

January 17, 1657 - Pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized

January 17, 1683 - Gerard van Loon, Dutch historian

January 17, 1686 - Archibald Bower, Scottish historian

January 17, 1706 - Benjamin Franklin, US Founding Father, inventor, ambassador
and writer

January 17, 1719 - William Vernon, American merchant

January 17, 1726 - Hugh Mercer, Scottish military officer

January 17, 1732 - Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland

January 17, 1759 - Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/African American
nationalist

January 17, 1761 - James Hall, Scottish geologist

January 17, 1771 - Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel

January 17, 1789 - August Neander, German theologian

January 17, 1806 - James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson and the 1st to
be

January 17, 1814 - Ellen Wood, English author

January 17, 1818 - Antoine Dorion, joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64)

January 17, 1820 - Anne Brontë, English novelist/poet

January 17, 1828 - Lewis Addison Grant, American teacher, lawyer, and Brevet
Major General

January 17, 1830 - Eyre Massey Shaw, British first chief of London Fire Brigade

January 17, 1831 - Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, None

January 17, 1834 - August Weismann, German biologist

January 17, 1835 - Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist

January 17, 1842 - Anton G van Hamel, founder

January 17, 1845 - Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/evangelist

January 17, 1851 - A. B. Frost, American illustrator

January 17, 1853 - Alva Belmont, American socialite & suffragette

January 17, 1857 - Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer

January 17, 1858 - Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author

January 17, 1860 - Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland

January 17, 1862 - John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher

January 17, 1863 - David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister

January 17, 1863 - Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director

January 17, 1864 - Lucien Herr, French scientist

January 17, 1865 - Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand

January 17, 1871 - David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty and British Admiral of the
Fleet during World War I

January 17, 1875 - Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan dramatist

January 17, 1876 - Olga Fastrová, Czech writer and editor

January 17, 1876 - Frank Hague, American politician

January 17, 1877 - May Gibbs, Australian children's author

January 17, 1880 - Mack Sennett, movie creator

January 17, 1881 - Alfred Radcliffe-Browne, British anthropologist

January 17, 1881 - Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician

January 17, 1882 - Arnold Rothstein, American gambler and mobster

January 17, 1885 - E Ball-Hennings, writer

January 17, 1885 - Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader

January 17, 1886 - Glenn Luther Martin, aviator

January 17, 1886 - Ronald Firbank, British novelist

January 17, 1887 - Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist

January 17, 1891 - Norman "Squab" Read, American aviator who lived to be 101

January 17, 1891 - Walter Eucken, German economist

January 17, 1897 - Marcel Petiot, French mass murderer

January 17, 1899 - Al Capone, American gangster

January 17, 1899 - Nevil Shute [Norway], novelist

January 17, 1899 - Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educator/civil libertarian

January 17, 1899 - Roel [Martinus F] Houwink, Dutch literary

January 17, 1900 - Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant, patron of the arts

January 17, 1900 - George Sperti, American inventor

January 17, 1901 - Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-

January 17, 1902 - Geoffrey W Lloyd, British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy

January 17, 1905 - Franz Schmid, German ascended northside of Matterhorn

January 17, 1908 - Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, producer

January 17, 1910 - Edith S Green, None

January 17, 1910 - Michael Economides, restaurateur

January 17, 1913 - Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten, founder

January 17, 1914 - Anacleto Angelini, Chilean businessman

January 17, 1917 - Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, Indian film star, politician

January 17, 1917 - Ramón Cardemil, Chilean huaso

January 17, 1918 - Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician

January 17, 1921 - Antonio Prohias, Cuban cartoonist

January 17, 1922 - Luis Echeverria Alvarez, president Mexico

January 17, 1922 - Nicholas Katzenbach, lawyer

January 17, 1924 - Jewel Plummer Cobb, educator/pres

January 17, 1925 - Duane Hanson, US sculptor

January 17, 1925 - Robert Cormier, American author

January 17, 1925 - Edgar Ray Killen, American convict, former preacher, K.K.K.
member and murderer

January 17, 1926 - Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and statesman

January 17, 1927 - Dr Tom Dooley, American humanitarian

January 17, 1928 - Vidal Sassoon, British-American hair stylist and CEO of Vidal
Sasson

January 17, 1931 - Douglas Wilder, American politician, Governor of Virginia,
1st African American Governor since Reconstruction

January 17, 1933 - Aga Khan, religious leader

January 17, 1933 - Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire

January 17, 1933 - Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt

January 17, 1935 - Paul O[s, None

January 17, 1935 - Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware

January 17, 1938 - John Bellairs, American sci-fi author

January 17, 1938 - Tabaré Vázque, Uruguayan politician and President of Uruguay

January 17, 1940 - Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali, South African poet

January 17, 1942 - Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and businesswoman

January 17, 1943 - Daniel Charles Brandenstein, Watertown Wi, ast

January 17, 1943 - René Préval, President of Haiti

January 17, 1948 - Alexander "Alec" Erwin, South African worker's union leader

January 17, 1950 - Luis López Nieves, Latin American writer

January 17, 1954 - Robert F Kennedy Jr, attorney

January 17, 1954 - Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge

January 17, 1957 - Ann Nocenti, American comic book writer

January 17, 1960 - John Crawford, bass

January 17, 1962 - Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author

January 17, 1964 - Michelle Obama, 1st African-American US First Lady

January 17, 1967 - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer

January 17, 1968 - Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch writer

January 17, 1969 - Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film writer and director

January 17, 1980 - Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer

January 17, 1980 - Gareth McLearnon, Northern Irish flautist

January 17, 395 - Theodosius I, "the Great", Spanish-born Emperor of Rome, last
emperor to rule the east and west empire

January 17, 1119 - Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies

January 17, 1229 - Albert, Bishop of Riga/Albert of Buxhoeveden, founder of the
Livonian Brothers of the Sword

January 17, 1369 - Peter I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus, murdered at 40

January 17, 1468 - Skanderbeg, Albanian leader

January 17, 1588 - Qi Jiguang, Chinese general

January 17, 1598 - Fyodor I Tsar of Russia, None

January 17, 1617 - Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian

January 17, 1617 - Faust Vrančić, Croatian inventor

January 17, 1620 - Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer

January 17, 1654 - Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried

January 17, 1661 - Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed

January 17, 1702 - Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin

January 17, 1705 - John Ray, English naturalist

January 17, 1718 - Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military
leader

January 17, 1737 - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect

January 17, 1781 - Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies

January 17, 1805 - Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, French scholar and
interpreter

January 17, 1820 - Daniel Albert Wyttenbach, German-Swiss classicl scholar and
historian

January 17, 1823 - Zacharius Werner, German playwright

January 17, 1830 - W Waiblinger, writer, dies

January 17, 1833 - James Ball Antyne, Scot founder

January 17, 1833 - William Rush, American sculptor

January 17, 1834 - Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist

January 17, 1861 - Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer

January 17, 1863 - Horace Vernet, French painter of battles and Orientalist
subjects

January 17, 1870 - Alexander Anderson, American engraver and illustrator

January 17, 1874 - Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, die at 62

January 17, 1884 - Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist

January 17, 1887 - William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania

January 17, 1889 - Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author

January 17, 1891 - George Bancroft, American historian and father of U.S.
History

January 17, 1893 - Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th US President

January 17, 1899 - Jedediah Hotchkiss, American topographer and cartographer

January 17, 1901 - Jacob G Agarah, Swedish algologist

January 17, 1902 - Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed

January 17, 1903 - Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist

January 17, 1908 - Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany

January 17, 1909 - Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819

January 17, 1910 - Wilhelm F Kohlrausch, German physicist

January 17, 1911 - Francis Galton, British anthropologist and geneticist

January 17, 1917 - Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician

January 17, 1927 - Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of
the USA

January 17, 1932 - Albert Jacka, VC, Australian soldier

January 17, 1933 - Louis Comfort Tiffany, American artist and designer

January 17, 1936 - Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author

January 17, 1938 - William Pickering, American astronomer

January 17, 1941 - Jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar

January 17, 1942 - Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal

January 17, 1947 - Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary

January 17, 1947 - Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, French cardinal and
Archbishop of Quebec

January 17, 1955 - Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch minister

January 17, 1962 - Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet

January 17, 1964 - T. H. White, English novelist and author of the King Arthur
novels

January 17, 1965 - Hans Marchwitza, German writer and communist

January 17, 1966 - Vincent J Donehue, director

January 17, 1968 - Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army

January 17, 1977 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer executed in Utah at 36, 1st
US execution since 1967

January 17, 1987 - Raymond Scheyven, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs

January 17, 1989 - Sterling A Brown, American poet/critic

January 17, 1990 - Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense, dies

January 17, 1990 - Anna Arnold Hedgeman, African-American social activist

January 17, 1991 - Olav V, King of Norway

January 17, 1993 - Albert Hourani, English historian

January 17, 1994 - Allan G Odell, Ad exec

January 17, 1994 - Chung Il Kwon, Prime Minister of South Korea, dies

January 17, 1994 - Han Jansen, Dutch journalist

January 17, 1994 - Yevgeny Ivanov, Soviet spy involved in the Profumo affair

January 17, 1995 - Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer

January 17, 1995 - Urias Nooteboom, Dutch journalist/critic

January 17, 1996 - Barbara Charline Jordan, politician

January 17, 1996 - Charles Henry Madge, English poet and founder of
Mass-Observation

January 17, 1996 - Giles Playfair, English writer

January 17, 1996 - John Adrian Hope, politician/businessman

January 17, 1996 - Amber Hagerman, American namesake of the Amber Alert system

January 17, 1997 - Andrea Fisher, American artist

January 17, 1997 - Amha Selassie, Crown prince of Ethiopia and son of emperor
Haile Selassi

January 17, 1997 - Clyde William Tombaugh, discoverer

January 17, 1997 - Bert Kelly, Australian politician

January 17, 1999 - Robert Eads, American transsexual

January 17, 2001 - Gregory Corso, American poet

January 17, 2002 - Bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader

January 17, 2002 - Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish writer

January 17, 2005 - Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive

January 17, 2005 - Albert Schatz, American microbiologist

January 17, 2005 - Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China

January 17, 2006 - Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer

January 17, 2006 - Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon

January 17, 2007 - Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian politician

January 17, 2009 - Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian

January 17, 2010 - Jyoti Basu, Indian politician

January 17, 2010 - Daisuke Gouri, Japanese seiyu

January 17, 2016 - Mic Gillette, American brass player

January 17, 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca., King Alfonso III
of Aragon invades Minorca.

January 17, 1377 - Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon,
Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon

January 17, 1501 - Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna, Cesare
Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna

January 17, 1524 - Beginning of Giovanni da Verrazzano 's voyage to find a
passage to China, Beginning of Giovanni da Verrazzano 's voyage to find a
passage to China

January 17, 1536 - Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III,
Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III

January 17, 1562 - Edict of St Germain recognizes Huguenots in France, Edict of
St Germain recognizes Huguenots in France

January 17, 1584 - Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar Read the Article >>,
Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar Read the Article >>

January 17, 1595 - King Henry IV of France declares war on Spain, King Henry IV
of France declares war on Spain

January 17, 1601 - France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with
Spain, France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain

January 17, 1656 - Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg, Brandenburg &
Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg

January 17, 1718 - Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland;
kills 53, Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland; kills 53

January 17, 1746 - Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart
defeat Hanoverian forces, Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles
Stuart defeat Hanoverian forces

January 17, 1757 - German Diet declares war on Prussia, German Diet declares war
on Prussia

January 17, 1773 - Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66°
33' S), Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S)

January 17, 1775 - 9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests in
Kalisk, Poland, 9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests in Kalisk,
Poland

January 17, 1775 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play "The Rivals" premieres in
London, Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play "The Rivals" premieres in London

January 17, 1779 - Captain, Captain

January 17, 1799 - Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of
other patriots, is executed, Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a
number of other patriots, is executed

January 17, 1821 - Mexico permits Moses Austin and 300 US families to settle in
Texas, after his death leaves to son Stephen, Mexico permits Moses Austin and
300 US families to settle in Texas, after his death leaves to son Stephen

January 17, 1827 - Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander, Duke
of Wellington appointed British supreme commander

January 17, 1832 - Johannes van den Bosch appointed governor general of Dutch
East Indies, Johannes van den Bosch appointed governor general of Dutch East
Indies

January 17, 1852 - British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South
Africa), British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)

January 17, 1862 - -Jan 22nd) BBT Ft Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington, -Jan
22nd) BBT Ft Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington

January 17, 1863 - Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia, Civil War skirmish
near Newtown, Virginia

January 17, 1864 - General James Longstreet 's command ends heavy fighting at
Dandridgem, Tennessee, General James Longstreet 's command ends heavy fighting
at Dandridgem, Tennessee

January 17, 1871 - 1st cable car patented, by Andrew Smith Hallidie in the US
(begins service in 1873), 1st cable car patented, by Andrew Smith Hallidie in
the US (begins service in 1873)

January 17, 1873 - A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in
the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War, A group of Modoc
warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a
part of the Modoc War

January 17, 1874 - Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical
Reconstruction, Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical
Reconstruction

January 17, 1882 - 1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens her office,
1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens her office

January 17, 1885 - British beat Mahdists at Battle of Abu Klea in Sudan, British
beat Mahdists at Battle of Abu Klea in Sudan

January 17, 1893 - -17°F (-27°C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record), -17°F
(-27°C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record)

January 17, 1893 - Queen Liliuokalani is deposed by an American coup, Kingdom of
Hawaii becomes a republic, Queen Liliuokalani is deposed by an American coup,
Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic

January 17, 1893 - Franco-Russian Alliance is signed, Franco-Russian Alliance is
signed

January 17, 1895 - French president Casimir-Perier resigns; Félix Faure
installed., French president Casimir-Perier resigns; Félix Faure installed.

January 17, 1899 - US takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific, US takes
possession of Wake Island in the Pacific

January 17, 1904 - Anton Chekhov 's play "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art
Theater, Anton Chekhov 's play "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater

January 17, 1905 - Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C G Scannell,
Chicago, Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C G Scannell, Chicago

January 17, 1911 - Failed assassination attempt on premier Briand in French
Assembly, Failed assassination attempt on premier Briand in French Assembly

January 17, 1911 - Percy Mackaye's "Scarecrow" premieres in NYC, Percy Mackaye's
"Scarecrow" premieres in NYC

January 17, 1912 - Captain Robert Scott 's expedition arrives at the South Pole,
one month after Roald Amundsen, Captain Robert Scott 's expedition arrives at
the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen

January 17, 1913 - Raymond Poincaré elected president of France, Raymond
Poincaré elected president of France

January 17, 1914 - Gerhart Hauptmann 's play "Der Bogen des Odysseus" premieres
in Berlin, Gerhart Hauptmann 's play "Der Bogen des Odysseus" premieres in
Berlin

January 17, 1915 - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens, Antoni
van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens

January 17, 1915 - Russia occupies Bukovina & Western Ukraine, Russia occupies
Bukovina & Western Ukraine

January 17, 1915 - Battle of Sarikamish ends with a Russian victory over Ottoman
forces led by Enver Pasha with loss of over 30,000 men of the Turkish Third Army
during Caucasus Campaign, Battle of Sarikamish ends with a Russian victory over
Ottoman forces led by Enver Pasha with loss of over 30,000 men of the Turkish
Third Army during Caucasus Campaign

January 17, 1917 - US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21), US
pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21)

January 17, 1920 - Paul Deschanel elected President of France, Paul Deschanel
elected President of France

January 17, 1920 - First day of prohibition of alcohol comes into effect in the
US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, First day of
prohibition of alcohol comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th
Amendment to the Constitution

January 17, 1923 - Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied
Ruhrgebied, Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied

January 17, 1923 - Origin of Brown lunation numbers, Origin of Brown lunation
numbers

January 17, 1928 - 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine
patented, 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented

January 17, 1929 - Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble
Theater", Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater"

January 17, 1934 - Electric Home & Farm Authority incorporated, Electric Home &
Farm Authority incorporated

January 17, 1938 - Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman,
Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman

January 17, 1938 - Joseph P. Kennedy becomes the 44th United States Ambassador
to the United Kingdom, Joseph P. Kennedy becomes the 44th United States
Ambassador to the United Kingdom

January 17, 1939 - Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J
Ruppert, Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert

January 17, 1941 - Chiang Kai-shek disbands the Communist New Fourth Army after
the New Fourth Army incident at Maolin, Anhui Province between the nationalist
and communist armies leaves many dead, Chiang Kai-shek disbands the Communist
New Fourth Army after the New Fourth Army incident at Maolin, Anhui Province
between the nationalist and communist armies leaves many dead

January 17, 1943 - Tin Can Drive Day in the US, salvage collected for the war
effort, Tin Can Drive Day in the US, salvage collected for the war effort

January 17, 1944 - British corvette HMS Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean,
British corvette HMS Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean

January 17, 1945 - Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation, Auschwitz
concentration camp begins evacuation

January 17, 1945 - Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel
work, Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work

January 17, 1945 - Soviet army enters the devastated city of Warsaw and clears
German resistance, Soviet army enters the devastated city of Warsaw and clears
German resistance

January 17, 1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens
of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by Soviet secret police in
Hungary, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of
thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by Soviet secret police in Hungary

January 17, 1946 - United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting, United
Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting

January 17, 1947 - Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die,
Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die

January 17, 1948 - Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease-fire, Netherlands &
Indonesia agree to a cease-fire

January 17, 1948 - Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in NYC, Trial
of 11 US Communist party members begins in NYC

January 17, 1950 - The Great Brinks Robbery - 11 men rob $1.2M cash & $1.5M
securities from armored car company Brink's offices in Boston, Massachusetts,
The Great Brinks Robbery - 11 men rob $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities from armored
car company Brink's offices in Boston, Massachusetts

January 17, 1951 - China refuses ceases-fire in Korea, China refuses ceases-fire
in Korea

January 17, 1955 - US Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage,
US Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage

January 17, 1957 - 9-county commission recommends creation of BART, 9-county
commission recommends creation of BART

January 17, 1961 - Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Patrice
Lumumba, Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Patrice Lumumba

January 17, 1961 - President, President

January 17, 1962 - NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690m,
NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690m

January 17, 1963 - Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km, Joe Walker takes
X-15 to altitude of 82 km

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

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

January 17, 1969 - Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 5 lands, Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 5
lands

January 17, 1970 - John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals
(Mass), John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Mass)

January 17, 1971 - At a party conference in Dublin, Sinn Féin end their 65 year
abstentionist policy and agree that any elected representative could take their
seat at the Dáil, At a party conference in Dublin, Sinn Féin end their 65 year
abstentionist policy and agree that any elected representative could take their
seat at the Dáil

January 17, 1972 - Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley
Boulevard, Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard

January 17, 1972 - Seven men who were held as internees escape from the prison
ship HMS Maidstone in Belfast Lough, North Ireland, Seven men who were held as
internees escape from the prison ship HMS Maidstone in Belfast Lough, North
Ireland

January 17, 1973 - City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi, City of Amsterdam
decides to support Hanoi

January 17, 1973 - New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life,
New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life

January 17, 1976 - Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency, Hermes
rocket launched by European Space Agency

January 17, 1976 - Blondie release their debut single "X Offender" written by
Debbie Harry and Gary Valentine, Blondie release their debut single "X Offender"
written by Debbie Harry and Gary Valentine

January 17, 1977 - KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10
teams, KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams

January 17, 1977 - Zaire president Mobutu visits Belgium, Zaire president Mobutu
visits Belgium

January 17, 1977 - Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in the Utah state
prison, convicted of murder, Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in the
Utah state prison, convicted of murder

January 17, 1979 - USSR performs underground nuclear test, USSR performs
underground nuclear test

January 17, 1980 - NASA launches Fltsatcom-3, NASA launches Fltsatcom-3

January 17, 1980 - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb prematurely
detonates on a passenger train near Belfast, killing three and injuring five
(including the bombers), A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb prematurely
detonates on a passenger train near Belfast, killing three and injuring five
(including the bombers)

January 17, 1981 - President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos ends martial
law, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos ends martial law

January 17, 1982 - "Cold Sunday" in the United States would see temperatures
fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities, "Cold Sunday"
in the United States would see temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over
100 years in numerous cities

January 17, 1983 - Alabama Governor George Wallace , becomes governor for a
record 4th time, Alabama Governor George Wallace , becomes governor for a record
4th time

January 17, 1983 - Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians,
Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians

January 17, 1985 - Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v
England), Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v England)

January 17, 1987 - US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale
of arms to Iran, US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale
of arms to Iran

January 17, 1988 - Leslie Manigay elected President of Haiti, Leslie Manigay
elected President of Haiti

January 17, 1989 - Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain,
30 wounded, Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30
wounded

January 17, 1989 - Murden & Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on
skis), Murden & Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)

January 17, 1990 - Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's
contract, Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract

January 17, 1991 - Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel, Iraq fires 8 Scud
missiles on Israel

January 17, 1991 - Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father,
Olav V, Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father, Olav V

January 17, 1991 - Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces
bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led
coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War

January 17, 1992 - Sarah Ferguson attends dinner of Everglades club (club
excludes Jews), Sarah Ferguson attends dinner of Everglades club (club excludes
Jews)

January 17, 1993 - Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor
(35.45"), Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor (35.45")

January 17, 1994 - 6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage,
6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage

January 17, 1995 - 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe, Japan and kills 5,372, 7.2
earthquake destroys Kobe, Japan and kills 5,372

January 17, 1996 - The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European
Union., The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.

January 17, 1996 - Iraq agrees to talks concerning a UN plan to allow for the
Iraqi sale of $1 billion of oil; proceeds from the sale would be used for
humanitarian purposes, Iraq agrees to talks concerning a UN plan to allow for
the Iraqi sale of $1 billion of oil; proceeds from the sale would be used for
humanitarian purposes

January 17, 1998 - US President Bill Clinton faces sexual harassment charges
from Paula Jones, US President Bill Clinton faces sexual harassment charges from
Paula Jones

January 17, 2001 - President Bill Clinton posthumously raises Meriwether Lewis '
rank from Lieutenant to Captain, President Bill Clinton posthumously raises
Meriwether Lewis ' rank from Lieutenant to Captain

January 17, 2001 - OPEC agrees at a meeting of ministers in Vienna, to reduce
members' oil production quotas by 1.5 million barrels per day, OPEC agrees at a
meeting of ministers in Vienna, to reduce members' oil production quotas by 1.5
million barrels per day

January 17, 2002 - Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people., Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.

January 17, 2007 - Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to
North Korea's 1st nuclear test, Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight
in response to North Korea's 1st nuclear test

January 17, 2010 - A dragon boat from Chung Ling High School capsizes and
collides with a tugboat amid strong currents in Penang, Malaysia, killing 6
people and injuring 12, A dragon boat from Chung Ling High School capsizes and
collides with a tugboat amid strong currents in Penang, Malaysia, killing 6
people and injuring 12

January 17, 2013 - 106 people are massacred by Syrian army forces in Homs, 106
people are massacred by Syrian army forces in Homs

January 17, 2013 - 33 people are killed by a series of bombs across Iraq, 33
people are killed by a series of bombs across Iraq

January 17, 2013 - 4 people are killed and over 2,000 are evacuated after a
massive flood hits Jakarta, Indonesia, 4 people are killed and over 2,000 are
evacuated after a massive flood hits Jakarta, Indonesia

January 17, 2013 - 8 people are killed in a plane crash in Chiapas, Mexico, 8
people are killed in a plane crash in Chiapas, Mexico

January 17, 2013 - Japan unveils plans to build the world’s largest wind farm
near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan unveils plans to build the
world’s largest wind farm near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

January 17, 2014 - 21 people are killed in a suicide bombing in a restaurant in
Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 people are killed in a suicide bombing in a restaurant in
Kabul, Afghanistan

January 17, 2016 - Fourth Democratic presidential candidates debate: Hillary
Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash over healthcare and gun control in Charleston,
South Carolina, Fourth Democratic presidential candidates debate: Hillary
Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash over healthcare and gun control in Charleston,
South Carolina

January 17, 2017 - US President Barack Obama commutes WikiLeaks discloser
Chelsea Manning's prison sentence from 35 to 7 years, US President Barack Obama
commutes WikiLeaks discloser Chelsea Manning's prison sentence from 35 to 7
years

January 17, 2017 - Nigerian military mistakely bomb refugee camp killing more
than 70 in Rann, Borno state, Nigerian military mistakely bomb refugee camp
killing more than 70 in Rann, Borno state

January 17, 2017 - Search for missing aircraft MH370 over the Indian Ocean is
called off Learn More >>, Search for missing aircraft MH370 over the Indian
Ocean is called off Learn More >>

January 17, 2019 - China executes Cai Dongjia, the country's "godfather of
crystal meth" from Boshe, Guangdong, China executes Cai Dongjia, the country's
"godfather of crystal meth" from Boshe, Guangdong

January 17, 2019 - Indian spiritual leader Ram Rahim Singh and two aides
sentenced to life in prison for murdering journalist who exposed sexual abuse at
the sect, Indian spiritual leader Ram Rahim Singh and two aides sentenced to
life in prison for murdering journalist who exposed sexual abuse at the sect

January 17, 2019 - Car bomb in Bogota, Colombia, outside the National Police
Academy kills at least 8 and injures 41, Car bomb in Bogota, Colombia, outside
the National Police Academy kills at least 8 and injures 41

January 17, 38 BC - Roman Republican Leader Octavian, later Augustus 1st Roman
Emperor, marries Livia Drusilla, Roman Republican Leader Octavian, later
Augustus 1st Roman Emperor, marries Livia Drusilla

January 17, 1827 - Religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds church group
movement leader Emma Smith (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, Religious leader
Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds church group movement leader Emma Smith (22) in South
Bainbridge, New York

January 17, 1955 - Murderer Charles Manson (20) weds waitress Rosalie Jean
Willis (17), Murderer Charles Manson (20) weds waitress Rosalie Jean Willis (17)

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