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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.