Historical Events In September - 17

1997  On September - 17 jan Peder Syse, PM of Norway (1989-90), dies   

2005  On September - 17 helen Clark, leader of the Labour Party is re-elected for a third term in the New Zealand general election   

2006  On this day in history the Alliance for Sweden claims victory in the Swedish general election, 2006.   

2011  On September - 17 occupy Wall Street protests begin in the United States. This develops into the Occupy movement which spreads to 82 countries by October.   

2011  Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City on this day in history.   

2012  Panasonic suspends operations at its three factories in China on September - 17.   

2013  6 people are killed after a train and double-decker bus collide in Ottawa, Canada on September - 17.   

2014  Voreqe Bainimarama's Fiji First Party wins the first Fijian elections since his coup in 2006 on September - 17.   

2017  Wanda Metropolitano stadium, new home of football team Atlético Madrid hosts its 1st match (against Malaga) in Madrid, Spain on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history flooding in Nigeria kills over 100 people as Benue and Niger Rivers overflow   

2018  On September - 17 50 girls treated in hospital in Kaya, Burkina Faso after illegal botched circumcisions   

2018  On September - 17 uS border control agent confesses to the murder of four women and assault of another in Laredo, Texas   

2018  Needles purposely hidden in strawberries in Australia prompt government to order an investigation on September - 17.   

2018  On September - 17 hurricane Florence has caused 900 people to be rescued from flooding, death toll at 23, city of Wilmington isolated officials announce   

2019  On September - 17 swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg tells US Congress "I know you are trying but just not hard enough. Sorry.”   

2019  On this day in history israel holds legislative elections for the second time in 2019, after the 21st Knesset voted to dissolve itself due to Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to cobble a parliamentary coalition.   

2020  On September - 17 barbados announces its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic   

2020  On September - 17 france, Germany, and the United Kingdom issue a joint note verbale to the United Nations rejecting China's claims to the South China Sea, and supporting the ruling in Philippines v. China that said the historic rights per the nine-dash line ran counter to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. However the statement says that on "territorial sovereignty" they "take no position".   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 30 million worldwide on September - 17.   

2023  On September - 17 british comedian Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse by four women in investigation by "The Sunday Times" and Channel 4 [1]   

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1192  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)   

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on September - 17.   

1550  On this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  On this day in history birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)   

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on September - 17.   

1630  On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)   

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on September - 17.   

1312  On September - 17 ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26   

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on September - 17.   

1422  On September - 17 death of constantine II of Bulgaria   

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on September - 17.   

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on September - 17.   

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69