January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 348 days remaining (349 in leap years)
Events:
- 1819 - Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia
- 1995 - A M7.2 Earthquake occured at 05:46am JST in Southern of Hyogo pref. Japan. The damage was so bad, but many volunteer peoples from not only whole Japan but whole world help inhabitants who was damaged by The Earthquake.
Births:
- 1463 - Friedrich III, Saxon elector (+ 1525)
- 1706 - Benjamin Franklin US-American writer, inventor, publisher, and ambassador (+ 1790)
- 1820 - Anne Brontë, British author (+ 1849)
- 1871 - David Earl Betty of the North Sea and of Brooksby, British admiral (+ 1936)
- 1899 - Al Capone, Italian gangster, nicknamed "Scarface" (+ 1947)
- 1928 - Vidal Sassoon (cosmetologist)
- 1931 - James Earl Jones (actor)
- 1939 - Maury Povich (TV talk show host)
- 1942 - Muhammad Ali, US-American heavyweight boxer born "Cassius Clay"
- 1942 - Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist
- 1956 - Paul Young, English musician
- 1962 - Jim Carrey (actor, comedian)
- 1971 - Kid Rock (singer)
Deaths:
- 1751 - Tomaso Albinoni, aged 69, Italian composer
- 1799 - Maria Gaetana Agnesi (Italian mathematician)
- 1991 - Olav V (King of Norway)
Holidays and observances:
- Catholicism - Feast day of St. Anthony.
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
January 16 - January 18 - December 17 - February 17 - Historical anniversaries - (Please read this before editing or creating a date page)