What happened on 17 January 2005?

Discover what happened on 17 January 2005 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Hansjoachim Walther (German mathematician and politician (1939-2005))
  • Zhao Ziyang (former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP))
  • Virginia Mayo (American actress (1920-2005))
  • Bezerra da Silva (Brazilian musician (1927–2005))
  • Charlie Bell (Australian businessman)
  • Albert Schatz (American microbiologist (1920-2005))
  • Maria Albuleț (Romanian chess player (1932–2005))
  • Basil Hoskins (British actor (1929-2005))
  • George P. L. Walker (British volcanologist (1926–2005))
  • Hildegard Joos (Austrian painter (1909-2005))
  • Anatoly Kartashov (Soviet water polo player (1937-2005))
  • Lothar Löffler (German politician (1929-2005))
  • Francis A. Burkle-Young (historian (1945–2005))
  • Rudolf Tesmann (German politician (1910–2005))
  • Roger Ibáñez (French actor (1931–2005))
  • Lennart Rodhe (Swedish artist (1916-2005))
  • Jack Fitzmaurice (English snooker player (1928-2005))
  • Christina Gunnardo (Swedish singer)
  • Carlo Battaglia (Italian artist (1933-2005))
  • Don Griffin (Player of American football (1922-2005))
  • Yıldırım Gencer (Turkish actor (1936-2005))
  • Kara McCoy (Australian veteran (1898-2005))
  • M. M. Ismail (Indian politician (1921-2005))
  • Morits Skaugen (Norwegian yacht racer (1920-2005))
  • Adalcinda Camarão (Brazilian writer and poet)
  • Armando Oliveira (Brazilian journalist (1936-2005))
  • Mary san (Japanese person)
  • Kazimierz de Pourbaix (Polish officer)
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  • Q12584394 (South Korean journalist)
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  • Neal Knox (American activist)
  • Tanni Kents (Estonian lawyer and cultural activist in Canada)
  • César López Claro (Argentinian painter (1912-2005))
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  • Jack Harper (Australia tennis player)
  • Charles Kilbury (American politician)
  • Carmelo Caruana (Maltese musician (1927-2005))
  • Marià Gómez Fajardo (Spanish association football player (1919-2005))
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  • Edward Schwartz (American photographer (1906-2005))
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  • Willi Konrad
  • Alfonso Gallego Vila
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  • Abdulla Krotov (Tatar blind singer (1919-2005))
  • Germán Barriga (Chilean military (1945-2005))
  • Jürgen Luczak
  • Josef Arens
  • Vladimír Šícha
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  • Yehuda Vardi (American statistician and engineer)
  • Giorgio Ghezzi
  • Christopher William Clayson (b.11 September 1903 d.17 January 2005)
  • Richard Bridgman (American literary scholar)
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  • Nancy Paschke (14 May 1939 – 17 Jan 2005)