Today in History for 17th January 1945
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 4 of 4
- Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation
- Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work
- Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)
- Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 2 of 2
- Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet and scriptwriter
- William Hart, US singer (4 Gents, Delfonics-I'm Sorry)
