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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 17
- 150th: 1874 - Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction.
- 150th: 1874 - Chang and Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, die at age 62.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Jewel Plummer Cobb; educator/president (California State University at Fullerton).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Shari Lewis in Bronx, New York, USA; ventriloquist/puppeteer (Lamb Chop).
- 90th: 1934 - Electric Home and Farm Authority incorporated.
- 90th: 1934 - New York Giants reward National League Most Valuable Player pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract.
- 80th: 1944 - Corvette Violet sinks German submarine U-641 in Atlantic Ocean.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Janet Dykman in Monterey Park, California, USA; archer (Olympics-1996).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Robert F Kennedy Junior; attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council).
- 70th: 1954 - Jacques Cousteau's first network telecast airs on Omnibus (CBS).
- 70th: 1954 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9.
- 70th: 1954 - Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Jeff Tabaka; US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres).
- 60th: 1964 - Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at age 57.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Derrick Mason; wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Guillermo Mercedes; Dominican/US baseball infielder (Texas Rangers).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Marcus Spriggs; offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Sharon Marie Ferris in New Zealand; yachter (Olympics-1996).
- 40th: 1984 - US Supreme Court rules (5-4) private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws.
- 30th: 1994 - In Northridge, California, a magnitude 6.6-6.8 earthquake occurs. Sixty people are killed, more than 7,000 injured, 20,000 homeless and more than 40,000 buildings damaged in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Severe damage occurred in the San Fernando Valley. Collapsed overpasses close sections of the Santa Monica Freeway, the Antelope Valley Freeway, the Simi Valley Freeway and the Golden State Freeway. Cracks in weld joints are reported in over 100 steelframed buildings. Total damage: US$30 billion.
- 30th: 1994 - Allan G Odell, ad executive (Burma Shave), dies at age 90.
- 30th: 1994 - Chung Il Kwon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1964-70), dies.
- 30th: 1994 - Han Jansen, Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies at age 61.
- 30th: 1994 - Klaas Peereboom, Dutch sports reporter (Het Parool), dies at age 77.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Helen Stephens, American runner (born 1918).
- 15th: 2009 - At Gooding's Scottsdale Auction, a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am sells for US$407,000.
- 15th: 2009 - Joannie Rochette defends her Canadian figure skating championship, as she wins her fifth-straight national title.
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