January 17th (2012) was a Tuesday. 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.
January 17th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Ernie Alexander, American educator and politician (b. 1933)
» Aengus Fanning, Irish journalist (b. 1942)
» Carlos Guirao, Spanish guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (Neuronium) (b. 1954)
» Julius Meimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
» Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)
» Piet Römer, Dutch actor and singer (b. 1928)
» Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (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)