December 17
day of the year
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December 17 is the 351st (352nd in leap years) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 days remaining until the end of the year.
General edit
Main category: 17 December
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1637 - Buddhist statues of Jizō, the bosatsu of mercy, beheaded by rebelling Christians at the start of the Shimabara Rebellion
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1819 – Simón Bolívar declares the independence of the Republic of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
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1834 – Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
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1903 - Kitty Hawk, NC - First flight, Orville Wright at controls. Distance, 120 feet. Time, 12 seconds
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1972 - Apollo 17 astronaut Ronald E. Evans performs an extravehicular activity during the trans-Earth coast
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1989 - The Simpsons airs its first half hour show as a Christmas special
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2007 - Republic of Lakotah declares independence
Births edit
Main category: December 17 births
Deaths edit
Main category: December 17 deaths
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942 – Assassination of William I of Normandy
Holidays and observances edit
Main category: December holidays and observances
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Advent on December 17
External links edit
- "On This Day". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved on 2015-06-22.