July 17 in history
Events on July 17
Notable events that happened on July 17 in past years.
- 2015
At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
Wikipedia article: 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing - 2014
Eric Garner is killed by police officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York City, after the latter put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him.
Wikipedia article: Killing of Eric Garner - 1998
The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured.
Wikipedia article: 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake - 1996
TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
Wikipedia article: TWA Flight 800 - 1976
East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
Wikipedia article: Timor-Leste - 1973
King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
Wikipedia article: Mohammad Zahir Shah - 1953
The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 44.
Wikipedia article: Midshipman - 1938
Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
Wikipedia article: Douglas Corrigan - 1919
The form of government in the Republic of Finland is officially confirmed with the enactment of the Constitution of Finland. For this reason, July 17 is known as the Day of Democracy (Kansanvallan päivä) in Finland.
Wikipedia article: Finland - 1867
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
Wikipedia article: Harvard School of Dental Medicine - 1794
The 16 Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne are executed ten days prior to the end of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
Wikipedia article: Carmelites - 1762
Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
Wikipedia article: Peter III of Russia - 1453
Battle of Castillon: The last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Castillon - 1048
Damasus II is elected pope, and dies 23 days later.
- 180
Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.
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