Historical Events In December - 17

1995  On December - 17 lila Clark Knapp, publisher, dies at 63  

1996  On this day in history intel Corporation and the Energy Department announced the development of a high-speed computer capable of performing more than one trillion calculations per second.  

1996  On December - 17 elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96  

1997  On this day in history 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.  

1997  On December - 17 reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86  

2012  On this day in history 17 people are killed and 70 are injured by a blast in a market in the Khyber Agency, Pakistan  

2017  On December - 17 french sailor François Gabart sets round-the-world record for fastest solo navigation of the globe in 42 days 16 hours  

2017  On this day in history terrorist suicide attack on a Methodist church in Quetta, Pakistan kills nine  

2017  "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m) on this day in history.  

2017  Sebastián Piñera wins Chile's presidential election run-off returning to office after 4 years on this day in history.  

2017  On December - 17 brazilian footballer and former AC Milan and Real Madrid player Kaka retires  

2017  Set of ink-brush paintings by Qi Baishi sells at auction for 931.5m yuan in Bejing - record for Chinese paintings on December - 17.  

2018  CBS announces former Chief Executive Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million exit payout on December - 17.  

2018  On December - 17 uS military confirms it has killed 62 fighters from Islamist group al-Shabab in air strikes in Somalia  

2018  US poacher sentenced to watch the film "Bambi" repeatedly during year in prison, for killing hundreds of deer in Missouri on this day in history.  

2018  Malaysia files criminal charges against US bank Goldman Sachs for it role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal on December - 17.  

2018  On December - 17 dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "justice"  

2018  Astronomers identify furtherest object in the solar system as 2018 VG18 (nicknamed Farout), 120 x further from the sun than earth on this day in history.  

2018  New reports to US Senate say Russian propaganda efforts on social media much more extensive than thought, including targeting African Americans on December - 17.  

2019  On this day in history shandong, China's first fully domestically built aircraft carrier, enters naval service.  

2021  On this day in history cOVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization gives emergency use listing to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine.  

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  

1267  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.  

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.  

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on December - 17.  

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)  

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]  

0942  On this day in history death of william Longsword  

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.  

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies  

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.