T.C. Murray, playwright, born
January 17, 1873
George Petrie, folk music collector, dies
January 17, 1866
Lola Montez, Irish dancer and courtesan dies in New York
January 17, 1861
Douglas Hyde, Irish playwright, born
January 17, 1860
Last Jacobite victory at the Battle of Falkirk
January 17, 1746
Marquis of Ormond James Butler negotiated a peace treaty
January 17, 1649