Today in History for 17th January 2023

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Historical Events

1377 - Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon
1862 - -Jan 22nd) BBT Ft Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington
1961 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military-industrial complex".
1987 - US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
1996 - Iraq agrees to talks concerning a UN plan to allow for the Iraqi sale of $1 billion of oil; proceeds from the sale would be used for humanitarian purposes
2007 - Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's 1st nuclear test

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Famous Birthdays

1899 - Roel Houwink, Dutch writer and poet (1 Man Without Character), born in Breda (d. 1987)
1948 - Anne Queffélec, French concert pianist, born in Paris, France
1971 - Derek Plante, American NHL center (Buffalo Sabres), born in Cloquet, Minnesota
1974 - Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician, born in Sofia, Bulgaria
1985 - Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU), born in Yokohama, Japan
1996 - Klaus Mäkelä, Finnish cellist and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic, 2020-present; Orchestre de Paris, 2021-present), born in Helsinki, Finland

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Famous Deaths

1661 - Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
1856 - Thomas Attwood Walmisley, English organist, composer and educator (Cathedral Music), dies at 41
1884 - Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist, dies at 79
1984 - Kostas Giannidis [Yannis Constantinidis], Greek composer and pianist, dies at 80
1995 - Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82
1996 - Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, dies at 54

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