Page 3: Historical Events In 2017

Mar 11   At least 65 killed in landslide at rubbish dump near Addis Ababa, Ethopia.   

Mar 14   European Court of Justice rules companies can ban staff from wearing religious symbols, including headscarves.   

Mar 14   World's oldest golf club Muirfield in Scotland, votes to admit women as members for 1st time in 273 years.   

Mar 15   Disney refuses to cut gay moment in film "Beauty and the Beast" for Malaysian censors, instead pulls film from Malaysia   

Mar 15   Dutch elections; Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right VVD party win 33 seats vs against 20 for right wing Geert Wilder's Party of Freedom.   

Mar 15   French fashion house Givenchy appoints it inaugural female designer, Englishwoman Clare Waight Keller   

Mar 16   US President Donald Trump 's second travel ban is blocked by 2 federal courts.   

Mar 17   Live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson opens.   

Mar 20   Indian rivers Yamuna and the Ganges declared "living entities" by court in the state of Uttarakhand   

Mar 21   Singer Wyclef Jean wrongly identified as a suspect, handcuffed and detained by LA county sheriff’s department   

Mar 22   Arctic records its lowest ever winter ice cover according to US National Snow and Ice Data Center, 5.5 million square miles   

Mar 22   Terrorist attack on London's Westminster Bridge and Houses of Parliament results in the deaths of 4 including a police officer and injures 40   

Mar 22   Tomb of Jesus reopens after restoration in Jerusalem.   

Mar 24   US President Donald Trump and Republican party forced to pull their attempt to repeal Obamacare after internal opposition.   

Mar 26   Anti-corruption protests in Russia result in hundreds arrested including opposition leader Aleksei Navalny.   

Mar 26   Carrie Lam is inaugural woman elected to lead Hong Kong by Beijing-influenced electorial commission   

Mar 26   Mass protests in Chile over country's privatised pension system.   

Mar 28   Britain introduces 1st new pound coin in 30 years with secret security feature inside to stop counterfeiting.   

Mar 28   Cyclone Debbie strikes north east Queensland coast as a category 4 storm   

Mar 28   US confirms likely it is behind the air strike in Mosul, Iraq that led to collapse of a building that killed more than 100 civilians   

Mar 28   US President Donald Trump signs Energy Independence executive order undoing Obama climate-control measures.   

Mar 28   World's largest dinosaur footprint at 1.7 metres are discovered in Kimberley, Western Australia.   

Mar 29   Ivanka Trump assumes an unpaid position as Advisor to the President, Donald Trump   

Mar 29   Man's body are discovered inside a 7m long reticulated python in Sulawesi, Indonesia.   

Mar 29   The United Kingdom triggers article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, starting the Brexit Negotiations, the talks for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union   

Mar 29   UK Prime Minister Teresa May signs article 50 letter, sends to to the EU, formally triggering Brexit.   

Mar 30   Ex-South Korean president Park Geun-hye arrested in corruption investigation.   

Mar 30   North Carolina repeals its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use   

Mar 30   SpaceX conducts the world's inaugural reflight of an orbital class rocket.   

Mar 30   Venezuela Supreme Court takes over legislative powers of the National Assembly, opposition calls it a coup.   

Mar 31   Mudslides caused by heavy rains sweep through Mocoa, Colombia killing more than 200.   

Apr 01   Bob Dylan receives his Nobel Prize for Literature at a private ceremony in Stockholm   

Apr 01   Chinese leaders announce plans to build city in Xiongan New Area, 3x size of New York   

Apr 02   American golfer Lexi Thompson loses ANA Inspiration in Racho Mirage because of TV viewer emailing earlier infringement.   

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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