Page 16: Historical Events In 2017

Sep 17   Wanda Metropolitano stadium, new home of football team Atlético Madrid hosts its 1st match (against Malaga) in Madrid, Spain   

Sep 18   69th Emmy Awards: hosted by Stephen Colbert, "The Handmaid's Tale", Elizabeth Moss, Sterling K Brown, Julia Dreyfus, Donald Glover win   

Sep 18   England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned for driving for 2 years   

Sep 18   Hurricane Maria passes over the Caribbean island of Dominica as a category 5 hurricane, destroying 90% of structures and killing 27   

Sep 19   7.1 earthquake south east of Mexico City results in the deaths of over 300   

Sep 19   Eleven days after another powerful earthquake, and on the 32nd anniversary of the deadly 1985 Mexico City earthquake, a Mw 7.1 earthquake strikes central Mexico, killing more than 350, leaving up to 6000 injured and thousands more homeless.   

Sep 19   Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Dominica killing 3059 people   

Sep 19   Just two weeks after Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean, Hurricane Maria strikes similar areas, making landfall on Dominica as a Category 5 hurricane, and Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane. Maria caused at least 94 deaths and damages estimated in excess of $103 billion (2017 USD)   

Sep 19   New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals   

Sep 19   President Hassan Rouhani of Iran in his UN speech criticizes US President Donald Trump for his comments about Iran in his own UN speech   

Sep 19   US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations vowing to “totally destroy North Korea” if threatens the US   

Sep 20   Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane, knocking out all power and killing 25   

Sep 20   US Federal Reserve says it will start to unwind its bond portfolio employed in wake of the financial crisis.   

Sep 21   Andre Ward, unified light heavyweight champion and world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, announces his retirement.   

Sep 21   Discovery of the inaugural brainless animal that sleeps, the jellyfish Cassiopea, research published in "Current Biology" by Caltech scientists   

Sep 22   US President Donald Trump withdraws invitation to the White House for NBA champions Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn't want to attend   

Sep 23   Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the inaugural time during Saudi Arabia's 87th anniversary celebrations.   

Sep 24   LeBron James calls President Donald Trump "U Bum" in a tweet in response to Trump's comments about Stephen Curry.   

Sep 24   NFL players kneal, lock arms or stay in their dressing room during the anthem in protests against comments made by President Donald Trump   

Sep 24   Plastic polystyrene rubbish discovered for inaugural time only 1000 miles from the north pole by international team of scientists.   

Sep 25   92% of Iraqi kurds vote in favour of independence in controversial referendum.   

Sep 25   Ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in jail for sexting underage girl.   

Sep 25   inaugural ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course   

Sep 25   Iraqi Kurdistan votes in a referendum to become an independent state, in defiance of Iraq; by October 15, the crisis escalates into a short-lived armed conflict over disputed territories   

Sep 25   Uber's licence to operate is not renewed by Transport for London in the UK, citing problems with background checks.   

Sep 26   Fights break out in Uganda's parliament during debate to raise presidential age limit   

Sep 26   Saudi Arabia announces it is overturning its ban on women driving - last country in the world to do so   

Sep 26   World's second-largest gem-quality diamond, the "Lesedi La Rona", sells for $53m   

Sep 27   Researchers confirm existence of giant tree rat "Vika" in the Solomon Islands that can crack open coconuts   

Sep 27   Thai Ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are discovered guilty of criminal negligence in rice subsidy scheme, sentenced to 5 years in absentia   

Sep 28   Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus reveals she has breast cancer.   

Sep 29   Mysterious sonic attacks on US diplomats prompt US to warn citizens not to travel to Cuba and pull some embassy staff   

Sep 30   Indonesian man survives a fight with giant python 7.8m long in Batang Gansal   

Oct 01   Amid a deepening constitutional crisis, Catalonia holds an independence referendum on seceding from Spain.   

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Jan 01   Tony atkinson: British economist   

Jan 01   Hilarion capucci: Syrian catholic bishop   

Jan 01   Derek parfit: British philosopher   

Jan 02   John berger: British art critic, novelist and painter   

Jan 02   Viktor tsaryov: Russian footballer   

Jan 03   Igor volk: Ukrainian-born russian cosmonaut   

Jan 04   Ezio pascutti: Italian footballer   

Jan 04   Georges prêtre: French conductor