January, 17th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

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

Saturday 17, 1998:
Paula Jones accuses President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.

Wednesday 17, 1996:
The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.

Tuesday 17, 1995:
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake called "the Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing extensive property damage and killing 6,433 people.

Monday 17, 1994:
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs in Northridge, California see 1994_Northridge_Earthquake

Friday 17, 1992:
Punk rock band Green Day releases their second full-length album, Kerplunk.

Thursday 17, 1991:
Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father, Olav V.

Thursday 17, 1985:
British Telecom announces the retirement of Britain's famous red telephone boxes.

Sunday 17, 1982:
"Cold Sunday" in the United States sees temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.

Monday 17, 1977:
Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on the death penalty in the United States.

Friday 17, 1975:
Bob Dylan releases Blood on the Tracks, often considered one of his best albums.

Thursday 17, 1974:
Joni Mitchell releases Court and Spark, arguably her most mainstream album.

Wednesday 17, 1973:
Ferdinand Marcos becomes "President for Life" of the Philippines.

Monday 17, 1966:
Carl Brashear, the first African American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident on a routine mission which amputates his leg.

Tuesday 17, 1950:
11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston, Massachusetts.

Monday 17, 1949:
The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, airs.

Thursday 17, 1946:
The UN Security Council holds its first session.

Wednesday 17, 1945:
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappears in Hungary while in Soviet custody.

Thursday 17, 1929:
Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appeared in a newspaper comic strip.

Wednesday 17, 1917:
The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

Monday 17, 1916:
The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) is formed.

Wednesday 17, 1912:
Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

Tuesday 17, 1899:
The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday 17, 1893:
American sexy beast planters led by the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Saturday 17, 1885:
A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.

Friday 17, 1873:
First Battle of the Stronghold in the US Modoc War.

Saturday 17, 1852:
United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.

Sunday 17, 1819:
Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Colombia.

Wednesday 17, 1781:
Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.

Sunday 17, 1773:
Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.

Monday 17, 1746:
Charles Edward Stuart, "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a Hanoverian army at Falkirk in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the Jacobite dynasty.

Friday 17, 1648:
England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.

Wednesday 17, 1562:
France recognized the Houguenots under the Addiction of St. Germain.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 17

1988:
Nikki Reed, American actress (b: January 17, 1988) (Biography of Nikki Reed)

1986:
Chloe Rose Lattanzi, American actress and singer (b: January 17, 1986) (Biography of Chloe Rose Lattanzi)

1982:
Dwyane Wade, American basketball player (b: January 17, 1982) (Biography of Dwyane Wade)
Alex Varkatzas, American singer (Atreyu) (b: January 17, 1982) (Biography of Alex Varkatzas)

1981:
Scott Mechlowicz, American Actor (b: January 17, 1981) (Biography of Scott Mechlowicz)

1980:
Zooey Deschanel, American actress (b: January 17, 1980) (Biography of Zooey Deschanel)

1972:
Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter (b: January 17, 1972) (Biography of Ken Hirai)

1971:
Kid Rock, American singer (b: January 17, 1971) (Biography of Kid Rock)

1970:
Jeremy Roenick, American hockey player (b: January 17, 1970) (Biography of Jeremy Roenick)
Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator (b: January 17, 1970) (Biography of Genndy Tartakovsky)
James Wattana, Thai snooker player (b: January 17, 1970) (Biography of James Wattana)

1969:
Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film director (b: January 17, 1969) (Biography of Lukas Moodysson)

1968:
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch writer (b: January 17, 1968) (Biography of Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer)

1966:
Shabba Ranks, singer (b: January 17, 1966) (Biography of Shabba Ranks)

1962:
Jim Carrey, American actor, comedian (b: January 17, 1962) (Biography of Jim Carrey)

1959:
Susanna Hoffs, American musician (The Bangles) (b: January 17, 1959) (Biography of Susanna Hoffs)
Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress. (b: January 17, 1959) (Biography of Momoe Yamaguchi)

1956:
Paul Young, English musician (b: January 17, 1956) (Biography of Paul Young)

1955:
Steve Earle, American musician (b: January 17, 1955) (Biography of Steve Earle)

1952:
Darrell Porter, American baseball player (b: January 17, 1952) (Biography of Darrell Porter)

1949:
Andy Kaufman, American comedian (b: January 17, 1949 ; d: May 16, 1984) (Biography of Andy Kaufman)

1948:
Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (b: January 17, 1948) (Biography of Davíð Oddsson)
Mick Taylor, British musician (The Rolling Stones) (b: January 17, 1948) (Biography of Mick Taylor)

1944:
Françoise Hardy, French singer (b: January 17, 1944) (Biography of Françoise Hardy)

1943:
René Préval, President of Haiti (b: January 17, 1943) (Biography of René Préval)

1942:
Nancy Parsons, American actress (b: January 17, 1942 ; d: January 5, 2001) (Biography of Nancy Parsons)
Muhammad Ali, American boxer (b: January 17, 1942) (Biography of Muhammad Ali)
Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist (b: January 17, 1942) (Biography of Ulf Hoelscher)
Cus D'Amato, boxing manager (b: January 17, 1942) (Biography of Cus D'Amato)

1940:
Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan runner (b: January 17, 1940) (Biography of Kipchoge Keino)

1939:
Maury Povich, American talk show host (b: January 17, 1939) (Biography of Maury Povich)

1933:
Dalida, French singer (b: January 17, 1933 ; d: May 3, 1987) (Biography of Dalida)
Sadruddhin Aga Khan, French UN High Commissioner for Refugees (b: January 17, 1933) (Biography of Sadruddhin Aga Khan)
Shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b: January 17, 1933 ; d: August 2, 1998) (Biography of Shari Lewis)
Sheree North, American actress (b: January 17, 1933) (Biography of Sheree North)
Ray Dolby, American inventor (b: January 17, 1933) (Biography of Ray Dolby)

1931:
James Earl Jones, American actor (b: January 17, 1931) (Biography of James Earl Jones)
Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia (b: January 17, 1931) (Biography of Douglas Wilder)
Don Zimmer, baseball coach (b: January 17, 1931) (Biography of Don Zimmer)

1929:
Jacques Plante, Canadian hockey player (b: January 17, 1929 ; d: February 27, 1986) (Biography of Jacques Plante)

1928:
Jean Barraqué, French composer (b: January 17, 1928 ; d: August 17, 1973) (Biography of Jean Barraqué)
Vidal Sassoon, cosmetologist (b: January 17, 1928) (Biography of Vidal Sassoon)

1927:
Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (b: January 17, 1927) (Biography of Eartha Kitt)

1926:
Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and dancer (b: January 17, 1926) (Biography of Moira Shearer)
Newton N. Minow, American telecommunications lawyer and statesman (b: January 17, 1926) (Biography of Newton N. Minow)

1925:
Robert Cormier, American author (b: January 17, 1925) (Biography of Robert Cormier)

1922:
Nicholas Katzenbach, American politician (b: January 17, 1922) (Biography of Nicholas Katzenbach)
Betty White, American actress (b: January 17, 1922) (Biography of Betty White)
Luis Echeverría Álvarez, President of Mexico (b: January 17, 1922) (Biography of Luis Echeverría Álvarez)

1921:
Antonio Prohias, Cuban cartoonist (b: January 17, 1921 ; d: February 24, 1998) (Biography of Antonio Prohias)

1899:
Nevil Shute, English author (b: January 17, 1899 ; d: January 12, 1960) (Biography of Nevil Shute)
Al Capone, American gangster (b: January 17, 1899 ; d: January 25, 1947) (Biography of Al Capone)

1882:
Noah Beery, American actor (b: January 17, 1882 ; d: April 1, 1946) (Biography of Noah Beery)

1881:
Antoni ?omnicki, Polish mathematician (b: January 17, 1881 ; d: July 4, 1941) (Biography of Antoni ?omnicki)

1880:
Mack Sennett, Canadian film director and producer (b: January 17, 1880 ; d: November 5, 1960) (Biography of Mack Sennett)

1871:
David Earl Beatty British admiral (b: January 17, 1871) (Biography of David Beatty)

1867:
Carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (b: January 17, 1867 ; d: September 24, 1939) (Biography of Carl Laemmle)

1863:
David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: January 17, 1863 ; d: March 26, 1945) (Biography of David Lloyd George)

1860:
Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (b: January 17, 1860 ; d: July 12, 1949) (Biography of Douglas Hyde)

1851:
A. B. Frost, American illustrator (b: January 17, 1851 ; d: June 22, 1928) (Biography of A. B. Frost)

1832:
Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and educationalist (b: January 17, 1832) (Biography of Henry Martyn Baird)

1763:
John Jacob Astor, American entrepreneur (b: January 17, 1763) (Biography of John Jacob Astor)

1761:
James Hall, Scottish geologist (b: January 17, 1761 ; d: June 23, 1832) (Biography of James Hall (geologist))

1706:
Benjamin Franklin American writer, inventor, publisher, and ambassador (b: January 17, 1706 ; d: April 17, 1790) (Biography of Benjamin Franklin)

1686:
Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (b: January 17, 1686 ; d: September 3, 1766) (Biography of Archibald Bower)

1612:
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English Civil War general (b: January 17, 1612) (Biography of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron)

1600:
Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright (b: January 17, 1600 ; d: May 25, 1681) (Biography of Pedro Calderon de la Barca)

1560:
Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (b: January 17, 1560 ; d: December 5, 1624) (Biography of Gaspard Bauhin)

1504:
Pope Pius V (b: January 17, 1504 ; d: May 1, 1572) (Biography of Pope Pius V)

1501:
Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (b: January 17, 1501 ; d: May 10, 1566) (Biography of Leonhart Fuchs)

1484:
George Spalatin, German reformer (b: January 17, 1484 ; d: January 16, 1545) (Biography of George Spalatin)

1463:
Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony (b: January 17, 1463 ; d: May 5, 1525) (Biography of Frederick III of Saxony)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-january/births.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

They left us on January 17

2005:
Charlie Bell (d: January 17, 2005) (Biography of Charlie Bell)
Virginia Mayo, American actress (b: November 30, 1920 ; d: January 17, 2005) (Biography of Virginia Mayo)
Albert Schatz (d: January 17, 2005) (Biography of Albert Schatz)
Zhao Ziyang (d: January 17, 2005) (Biography of Zhao Ziyang)

2004:
Czeslaw Niemen (d: January 17, 2004) (Biography of Czeslaw Niemen)
Ray Stark (d: January 17, 2004) (Biography of Ray Stark)
Noble Willingham, American actor (b: August 31, 1931 ; d: January 17, 2004) (Biography of Noble Willingham)

2003:
Richard Crenna, American actor (b: November 30, 1927 ; d: January 17, 2003) (Biography of Richard Crenna)

2002:
Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer (b: May 11, 1916 ; d: January 17, 2002) (Biography of Camilo Jose Cela)

2001:
Gregory Corso, American poet (b: March 26, 1930 ; d: January 17, 2001) (Biography of Gregory Corso)

1997:
Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (b: February 4, 1906 ; d: January 17, 1997) (Biography of Clyde Tombaugh)

1996:
Barbara Jordan, American politician (b: February 21, 1936 ; d: January 17, 1996) (Biography of Barbara Jordan)

1994:
Helen Stephens, American runner (b: February 3, 1918 ; d: January 17, 1994) (Biography of Helen Stephens)

1993:
Albert Hourani, English historian (b: March 31, 1915 ; d: January 17, 1993) (Biography of Albert Hourani)

1991:
Olav V of Norway (d: January 17, 1991) (Biography of Olav V of Norway)

1983:
Doodles Weaver, Amnerican singer (b: January 18, 1941 ; d: January 17, 1983) (Biography of Doodles Weaver)

1977:
Gary Gilmore (d: January 17, 1977) (Biography of Gary Gilmore)

1972:
Betty Smith (d: January 17, 1972) (Biography of Betty Smith)

1967:
Evelyn Nesbit, actress (b: December 25, 1884 ; d: January 17, 1967) (Biography of Evelyn Nesbit)

1964:
T.H. White, British author (b: May 29, 1906 ; d: January 17, 1964) (Biography of T.H. White)

1961:
Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b: July 2, 1925 ; d: January 17, 1961) (Biography of Patrice Lumumba)

1893:
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (b: October 4, 1822 ; d: January 17, 1893) (Biography of Rutherford B. Hayes)

1886:
Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (b: August 31, 1834 ; d: January 17, 1886) (Biography of Amilcare Ponchielli)

1861:
Lola Montez, Mexican dancer, actress, friend of monarchs (b: February 17, 1821 ; d: January 17, 1861) (Biography of Lola Montez)

1826:
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b: January 27, 1806 ; d: January 17, 1826) (Biography of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga)

1751:
Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (b: June 14, 1671 ; d: January 17, 1751) (Biography of Tomaso Albinoni)

1737:
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b: May 3, 1662 ; d: January 17, 1737) (Biography of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann)

1718:
Captain Benjamin Church (d: January 17, 1718) (Biography of Captain Benjamin Church)

1705:
John Ray, English naturalist (b: November 29, 1627 ; d: January 17, 1705) (Biography of John Ray)

1654:
Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (b: November 20, 1625 ; d: January 17, 1654) (Biography of Paulus Potter)

1617:
Faust Vrancic (d: January 17, 1617) (Biography of Faust Vrancic)

1468:
Skanderbeg (d: January 17, 1468) (Biography of Skanderbeg)

395:
Theodosius I (d: January 17, 395) (Biography of Theodosius I)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/17-january/deaths.html