Page 17: Historical Events In 2017

Oct 01   Fifty-eight people are killed and 546 injured when Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, surpassing the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting perpetrated by a lone gunman in U.S. history   

Oct 01   Stephen Paddock shoots dead 58 people, injuring 489, at a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in American history   

Oct 02   US scientists Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young awarded Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for work on the body clock.   

Oct 03   King Felipe of Spain speaks out against the Catalan referendum saying organizers have "broken the rule of law".   

Oct 03   Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves".   

Oct 03   US President Trump visits Puerto Rico devastated by hurricane Maria   

Oct 04   English PM Theresa May suffers nightmare speech at Conservative National Conference as her voice fails, pranster interupts and set collapses.   

Oct 04   Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for their work on cryo-electron microscopy   

Oct 05   In this year, "The New York Times" publishes investigation into sexual harassment behaviour by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein   

Oct 05   Iraqi forces claim victory and control over Islamic State's last urban stronghold Hawija, Northern Iraq   

Oct 05   Spanish constitutional court suspends Catalan parliament to prevent declaration of independence.   

Oct 06   British writer Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature   

Oct 06   Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).   

Oct 06   Storm Nate results in the deaths of at least 22 people passing through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras   

Oct 07   Rapper Nelly arrested for rape in Auburn, Washington   

Oct 08   Wildfires ignite in Northern Californian wine country, killing at least 41 over the next week, with 20000 evacutated   

Oct 09   American economist Richard Thaler is awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics   

Oct 09   Producer Harvey Weinstein is fired from The Weinstein Company after allegations of sexual abuse   

Oct 10   "Thor: Ragnarok" directed by Taika Waititi, starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett premieres in Los Angeles, California   

Oct 11   TripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, world's best restaurant   

Oct 12   Long-lost bust of Napoleon by Auguste Rodin confirmed are discovered in Madison borough hall, New Jersey, worth at least $4m.   

Oct 12   Plague outbreak in Madagascar results in the deaths of 57, with 684 cases so far reported by WHO.   

Oct 12   The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO, and is immediately followed by Israel   

Oct 13   Archaeologists announce the discovery of Arabic characters "Allah” and “Ali” on Viking funeral costumes from a grave in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden.   

Oct 13   Hungry bear crisis due to over-fishing leaves 2 people dead and 83 hostile bears shot on Sakhalin Island, Eastern Russia.   

Oct 14   A massive blast caused by a truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia results in the deaths of at least 512 people and injures 316 others   

Oct 14   Producer Harvey Weinstein is expelled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after historical revelations of sexual harassment and rape   

Oct 14   Spanish government says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia after the region voted for independence in a referendum   

Oct 14   Terrorist bomb attack in a truck in Mogadishu, Somalia leaves at more than 300 dead and hundreds injured   

Oct 15   500 wildfires occur in Portugal and Northern Spain fanned by winds from Hurricane Ophelia, killing at least 35   

Oct 15   60 Minutes and The Washington Post publish story detailing how US Congress passed bill sponsered by Tom Marino hindering fight against opioid crisis.   

Oct 15   Actress Alyssa Milano tweeting “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.   

Oct 15   Austrian legislative elections: Austrian People's Party (Ã-VP) win most seats (62), led by Sebastian Kurz (31)   

Oct 16   Findings published of neutron star collision (17 August), the inaugural cosmic event seen in gravitational waves and light. Confirms heavy elements such as gold the result of such collisions   

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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