This Day In History

This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history.

History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past.

It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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January 17th, 2038 Event Octavian marries Livia Drusilla.

January 17th, 2008 Death Bobby Fischer, American chess player (born in 1943)

January 17th, 2008 Death Ernie Holmes, American football player (born in 1948)

January 17th, 2008 Death Allan Melvin, American actor (born in 1923)

January 17th, 2007 Event The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea nuclear testing.

January 17th, 2007 Death Art Buchwald, American humorist (born in 1925)

January 17th, 2007 Death Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian politician (born in 1951)

January 17th, 2006 Death Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer, death by lethal injection administered at San Quentin prison (born in 1930)

January 17th, 2006 Death Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (born in 1925)

January 17th, 2005 Death Charlie Bell, Australian fast food executive (born in 1960)