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Historical Events In December - 17

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

1995  On December - 17 lila Clark Knapp, publisher, dies at 63  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  Intel Corporation and the Energy Department announced the development of a high-speed computer capable of performing more than one trillion calculations per second on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  On December - 17 elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  Microsoft and Silicon Graphics Inc ended their conflict over the display of three-dimensional graphics online. The companies had engaged in a long battle over technical standards, which delayed development of graphics technology on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  Reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86 on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2012  17 people are killed and 70 are injured by a blast in a market in the Khyber Agency, Pakistan on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  On this day in history french sailor François Gabart sets round-the-world record for fastest solo navigation of the globe in 42 days 16 hours  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  Terrorist suicide attack on a Methodist church in Quetta, Pakistan kills nine on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  On December - 17 "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  On December - 17 sebastián Piñera wins Chile's presidential election run-off returning to office after 4 years  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  Brazilian footballer and former AC Milan and Real Madrid player Kaka retires on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  On this day in history set of ink-brush paintings by Qi Baishi sells at auction for 931.5m yuan in Bejing - record for Chinese paintings  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  On December - 17 cBS announces former Chief Executive Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million exit payout  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  US military confirms it has killed 62 fighters from Islamist group al-Shabab in air strikes in Somalia on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  US poacher sentenced to watch the film "Bambi" repeatedly during year in prison, for killing hundreds of deer in Missouri on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Malaysia files criminal charges against US bank Goldman Sachs for it role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  On this day in history dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "justice"  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Astronomers identify furtherest object in the solar system as 2018 VG18 (nicknamed Farout), 120 x further from the sun than earth on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  On December - 17 new reports to US Senate say Russian propaganda efforts on social media much more extensive than thought, including targeting African Americans  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2019  Shandong, China's first fully domestically built aircraft carrier, enters naval service on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization gives emergency use listing to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1493  On this day in history birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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