January 17th (2010) was a Sunday. It's the 16th day of the year (17th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 349 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th January, 2010
» 2010 Jos riots or Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, resulting in at least 200 deaths.
January 17th Famous Deaths for 2010
» Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)
» Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1914)
» Daisuke Gōri, Japanese voice actor (b. 1952)
» Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece) named Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
» Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (b. 1937)
January 17th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Anthony the Great (Roman Catholic Church named Roman Catholic and Byzantine Rite known as Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church)
» Blessed Amelbert
» Mildgyth
» Sulpitius the Pious
» Pachomius (Lutheran Church)
» Charles Gore (Church of England)
» January 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Minorca Vandals and Moors called National Day (Minorca)