2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing
2015
At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq..
July-17
Historical Events on July 17
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.
2014
Transport express régional
A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries.
2014
Killing of Eric Garner
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.
2014
TAM Airlines Flight 3054
TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.
2007
2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
2006
The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured..
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, India, killing 60 people.
2000
1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
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.
1998
Rome Statute
A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
1998
Husein Sastranegara Airport
After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people.
1997
TWA Flight 800
1996
TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board..
Brazil national football team
Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
1994
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
1981
Timor-Leste
East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
1976
1976 Summer Olympics
The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
1976
Apollo–Soyuz
1975
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations..
Mohammad Zahir Shah
King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
1973
Abdul Rahman Arif
Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.
1968
Nuclear weapons testing
Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site.
1962
First Indochina War
First Indochina War: Viet Minh troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M. 42' in the Battle of Chu Dreh Pass in the Central Highlands. It is the last battle of the war.
1954
Midshipman
1953
The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 44..
Allies of World War II
World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin hold the Potsdam Conference in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
1945
Port Chicago disaster
Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
1944
Douglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
1938
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
1936
Altona Bloody Sunday
1932
Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues..
Finland
The form of government in the Republic of Finland is officially confirmed. For this reason, July 17 is known as the Day of Democracy (Kansanvallan päivä) in Finland.
1919
Nicholas II
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
1918
RMS Carpathia
The RMS Carpathia is sunk off Ireland by the German SM U-55; five lives are lost.
1918
NEC
NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
1899
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
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..
Vega
Vega became the first star (other than the Sun) to be photographed.
1850
Spain
The Kingdom of Spain cedes the territory of Florida to the United States.
1821
Carmelites
The 16 Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne are executed ten days prior to the end of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
1794
National Guard (France)
Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people.
1791
Bloody Falls massacre
1771
Bloody Falls massacre: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee, traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arctic overland journey, massacres a group of unsuspecting Inuit..
Peter III of Russia
Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
1762
George I of Great Britain
King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
1717
Sikandar Khan Lodi
Sikandar Lodi succeeds Bahlul Khan Lodi as Sultan of Delhi.
1489
Battle of Castillon
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.
1453
Hundred Years' War
1429
Hundred Years' War: Charles VII of France is crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful campaign by Joan of Arc..
Regnal name
Zhu Di, better known by his era name as the Yongle Emperor, assumes the throne over the Ming dynasty of China.
1402
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade assaults Constantinople. The Byzantine emperor Alexios III Angelos flees from his capital into exile.
1203
Pope Damasus II
Damasus II is elected pope, and dies 23 days later.
1048
Scillitan Martyrs
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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