Historical Events In 2017

Aug 24   On this day in history largest-ever lottery jackpot win in the US - $758.7m won by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts in US Powerball Jackpot  

Aug 25   On this day in history category 4 Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas northeast of Corpus Christi with 130 m.p.h. winds  

Aug 25   Hurricane Harvey strikes the United States as a Category 4 hurricane, causing catastrophic damage to the Houston metropolitan area, mostly due to record-breaking floods. At least 90 deaths are recorded, and total damage reaches $198.6 billion (2017 USD), making Harvey the costliest natural disaster in United States history on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Indian spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is convicted of raping two of his followers in Panchkula on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 2017 ongoing - A military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.  

Aug 25   President Donald Trump grants presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of contempt of court for racial profiling in the year 2017.  

Aug 25   On this day in history samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for 5 years for corruption in South Korea  

Aug 26   In the year 2017 half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks  

Aug 26   Hurricane Harvey downgraded to a tropical storm, National Hurricane Center warns of “multiday rainfall disaster” on this day in history.  

Aug 26   Violent clashes after conviction of spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh kill 31 in Panchkula, 120 admitted to hospital on this day in history.  

Aug 26   Women's Ruby World Cup: New Zealand Black Ferns defeat England 41-32 in the final in Belfast in the year 2017.  

Aug 27   Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas in the year 2017.  

Aug 28   In the year 2017 english actor Ed Skrein pulls out of role in movie “Hellboy” after whitewashing criticism  

Aug 28   Investigation into German nurse Niels Högel, a serving life sentence for killing two patients, concludes he probably killed 86 more in the year 2017.  

Aug 28   Kenya brings in world's toughest ban on plastic bags with possible US$38,000 fine and four years in jail on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the Frog in "Muppet Thought of the Week" video  

Aug 28   North Korea launches missile that flies over Japan, the country's J-Alert warning system warns people to take cover on this day in history.  

Aug 29   On this day in history hurricane Harvey sets rainfall record (51.88 inches in Cedar Bayou) from a tropical cyclone in continental US, according to US National Weather Service  

Aug 29   On this day in history monsoon rains in Mumbai cause chaos closing schools and airports  

Aug 29   US President Donald Trump visits flood affected Texas on this day in history.  

Aug 30   Authorities say floods across Bangladesh, Nepal and India have killed more 1200 people and damaged 697,000 houses in the year 2017.  

Aug 30   In the year 2017 brazilian court blocks President Michel Temer from abolishing Renca, whihc would open parts of the Amazon to mining  

Aug 30   Hurricane Irma forms near Cape Verde Islands, will go on to become category 5 hurricane and kill at least 102 in the year 2017.  

Aug 30   In the year 2017 late author Terry Pratchett ' unfinished works destroyed by steamroller as per his instructions  

Aug 31   Indicationss Neanderthals were the first to make glue out of tar strengthened by research published in "Scientific Reports" in the year 2017.  

Aug 31   In the year 2017 international Organization for Migration states 18,500 Rohingya Muslims have fled from violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state after 110 deaths, making for Bangladesh  

Sep 01   Kenyan Chief Justice David Maraga invalidates Kenyan re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta on this day in history.  

Sep 01   In the year 2017 russian President Vladimir Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to United States sanctions.  

Sep 03   In the year 2017 1.4 ton WWII bomb defused in Frankfurt, Germany with 60,000 people evacuated, the largest postwar  

Sep 03   Californian governor Jerry Brown issues state of emergency due to La Tuna brush fire near Los Angeles on this day in history.  

Sep 03   In the year 2017 north Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.  

Sep 04   Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai criticizes Suu Kyi's lack of response to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar on this day in history.  

Sep 04   US President Donald Trump announces Dreamers program, The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) will be stopped on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history barry Callebaut announce a 4th type of chocolate, "Ruby", made from the Ruby cocoa bean  

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Jan 01   Tony Atkinson, British economist died on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hilarion Capucci, Syrian Catholic bishop  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of derek Parfit, British philosopher  

Jan 02   On this day in history death of john Berger, British art critic, novelist and painter  

Jan 02   On this day in history death of viktor Tsaryov, Russian footballer  

Jan 03   Igor Volk, Ukrainian-born Russian cosmonaut died in the year 2017.  

Jan 04   Ezio Pascutti, Italian footballer died in the year 2017.  

Jan 04   In the year 2017 death of georges Prêtre, French conductor