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1997 On this day in history 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 September - 17 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 On this day in history occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City.
2012 On this day in history panasonic suspends operations at its three factories in China
2013 6 people are killed after a train and double-decker bus collide in Ottawa, Canada on this day in history.
2014 Voreqe Bainimarama's Fiji First Party wins the first Fijian elections since his coup in 2006 on September - 17.
2017 On this day in history wanda Metropolitano stadium, new home of football team Atlético Madrid hosts its 1st match (against Malaga) in Madrid, Spain
2018 Flooding in Nigeria kills over 100 people as Benue and Niger Rivers overflow on this day in history.
2018 On September - 17 50 girls treated in hospital in Kaya, Burkina Faso after illegal botched circumcisions
2018 US border control agent confesses to the murder of four women and assault of another in Laredo, Texas on this day in history.
2018 On September - 17 needles purposely hidden in strawberries in Australia prompt government to order an investigation
2018 Hurricane Florence has caused 900 people to be rescued from flooding, death toll at 23, city of Wilmington isolated officials announce on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg tells US Congress "I know you are trying but just not hard enough. Sorry.â€
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 Barbados announces its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic on this day in history.
2020 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" on this day in history.
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]
2024 Thirty-two people are killed and more than 3,200 are injured after pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah militants and medics explode in two massive cyberattacks. Israel is the presumed perpetrator on this day in history.
2025 On September - 17 26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel kills four
2025 On this day in history thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are found on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1]
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