Page 2: Historical Events In 2017

Feb 05   Heavy metal band Black Sabbath play their last concert in their home town Birmingham, England   

Feb 05   Romanian government scraps corruption degree after 6 days of mass demonstrations   

Feb 06   Qatar Airways achieves the longest-ever commercial flight in service when its B777 aircraft lands in Auckland after a 16 hour and 23 minutes flight from Doha   

Feb 08   US Senate confirms Jeff Sessions Attorney General, after controversy and protests   

Feb 11   North Korea prompts international condemnation by test firing a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.   

Feb 12   Emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, California threatens to collapse, 18000 residents ordered to evacuate   

Feb 12   In this year, 59th Grammy Awards: Adele claims Best Song "Hello" and Best Album "25"   

Feb 12   North Korea conducts a solid fuel ballistic missile test from Banghyon air base   

Feb 13   Harrison Ford involved in a near miss while flying a plane at John Wayne Airport, Orange County   

Feb 13   US President Donald Trump accepts the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn over his dealings with Russia.   

Feb 16   In this year, Car bomb in Bayaa, Baghdad results in the deaths of at least 48, Islamic State claims responsibility. 3rd attack in 3 days   

Feb 16   In this year, Suicide attack on shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwan, Pakistan results in the deaths of 72, Islamic State claims responsibility.   

Feb 17   Discovery of a new mostly underwater continent Zealandia in the South Pacific announced in research journal "GSA Today"   

Feb 20   Famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million.   

Feb 21   Bodies of 87 African migrants wash ashore at Zawiya, Libya.   

Feb 21   Plane crashes into shopping centre in Essendon, Melbourne, Australia killing the five people on board   

Feb 22   Discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting star Trappist-1 announced in Journal "Nature" - raises possibility of alien life.   

Feb 22   Jay-Z is recorded as becoming 1st rapper to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.   

Feb 22   US President Donald Trump overturns Obama directive on Transgender rights to use toilets.   

Feb 25   Tom Perez is elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee.   

Feb 26   89th Academy Awards: Best Picture "Moonlight" (after mix-up), Best Director Damien Chazelle, Best Actor Casey Affleck , Best Actress Emma Stone.   

Mar 01   Charo is revealed as a contestant on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars.   

Mar 01   Gustav Klimt's painting "Bauerngarten" sells for $59.3m in London.   

Mar 02   US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from the investigation into Trump campaign contacts with Russia after revelations he met Russian ambassador.   

Mar 03   Mass grave of 800 children and infants confirmed at a former Catholic care home in Tuam, Ireland   

Mar 05   US President Donald Trump in a tweet accusses former President Obama without offering any evidence of wiretapping Trump Towers during the presidential campaign   

Mar 06   In this year, Wikileaks publishes "Vault 7" CIA documents detailing its hacking and surveillance techniques   

Mar 06   US President Donald Trump signs his second executive order barring travelers from 6 mostly-Muslim countries for 90 days but leaves out Iraq   

Mar 07   19 girls killed in a fire at a government-run care center in San José Pinula, Guatemala   

Mar 07   Malta's famous landmark the Azure Window collaspes into the sea after a storm   

Mar 08   Aboriginal DNA study by University of Adelaide shows Aboriginal population dates back 50000 years from one migration   

Mar 08   FC Barcelona in a great comeback become 1st team to overturn 4-0 deficit beating St-Germain 6-5 in return game to reach the Champions League quarter finals   

Mar 10   South Korean judges uphold parliaments' decision to impeach President Park Geun-hye   

Mar 10   The UN warns that the world is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II, with up to 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria   

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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