July 17

Events

 * - Twelve inhabitants of in North Africa executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of  in that part of the world.
 * - appointed.
 * - captures  by assault; the   flees from his capital into exile.
 * - : - The French under  utterly defeat the English under the, who is killed in the battle in
 * - becomes  of Russia upon the accidental murder of.
 * - : chief  traveling as the guide to  on his Arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting.
 * - Massacre at the, Paris, during the . 1200-1500 people were killed, including women and children.
 * - The sixteen  are executed 10 days prior to the end of the French Revolution's.
 * - : In, surrenders at  to  forces.
 * - The passenger ship  runs aground off the coast of.
 * - cedes  to the
 * - The first issue of the magazine  is published in
 * -, occurs in killing over 60 people.
 * - Salving of the . The bell is subsequently hung in.
 * - gold rush begins when first successful prospectors arrive in.
 * - : - Troops under  General  take the city of  from the.
 * - is organized as the first ese joint venture with foreign capital.
 * - King issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the  will bear the surname.
 * - By order of the and carried out by, , his immediate family, and retainers were murdered at the Ipatiev House in.
 * - After successfully crossing the Atlantic ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft crashes in Europe under mysterious circumstances.
 * - : An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently-elected leftist government of  starts the.
 * - 's hitting streak ends at 56 games, by  pitchers, Al Smith & Jim Bagby.
 * - : Near the, two ships laden with for the war explode in , killing 320.
 * 1944  - : The largest convoy of the war embarks from,   under  protection.
 * 1944  -  incendiary bombs were dropped for the first time by American  pilots on a fuel depot at Coutances, near ,
 * - World War II: - At,  ,  leader , and  , the three main  leaders, begin their final summit of the war. The meeting will end on.
 * - in  is chartered.
 * - televises its grand opening in
 * - : The "Small Boy" test shot becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the.
 * - British speed pioneer Sir sets a new land speed world record of 429mph in his car,.
 * - The date of the Revolution in Iraq when  was overthrown and the  installed as the governing power in  with  as the new Iraqi President.
 * - King of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin  while in Italy undergoing eye surgery.
 * - : An American and a Soviet  dock with each other in  marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.
 * - : was, and became the 27th  of.
 * 1976  - The opening of the  is marred by 25  teams boycotting the  team
 * - n president General resigns and flees to.
 * - : Two skywalks filled with people at the  in  collapse into a crowded atrium lobby during a "," killing 114.
 * - The closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time at 2510.04.
 * - First flight of the Stealth Bomber.
 * - The ern heat wave in the reaches its peak.  and, among other cities, set all-time high temperature records. The heat claims over 400 lives on this day alone.
 * - The stock index closes above the 1,000 mark for the first time.
 * - Off the coast of, a -bound carrying  explodes, killing all 230 on board.
 * - The closes after 117 years in business.
 * 1997  -  breaks the 2 mile world record in a time of 7:58.61.
 * - In, and his family are buried in St. Catherine Chapel exactly 80 years after he and his family were killed by s.
 * 1998  - : A  triggered by an undersea  destroys 10 villages in  killing an estimated 3,183, leaving 2,000 more unaccounted for and thousands more homeless.
 * 1998  - Biologists report in the journal  how they sequenced the  of the  that causes,.
 * 2007 -  crashed upon landing during rain in São Paulo. This is Brazil's worst  to date with an estimated 199 deaths.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, English hymnwriter (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, 5th (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Emperor of China (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, Israeli writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, American sound recording pioneer (d. )
 * -, American lawyer and author (d. )
 * -, women's magazine publisher (d. )
 * -, WW1 veteran and Canadian cinematographer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, Polish poet (d. )
 * -, Australian novelist (d. )
 * -, English footballer (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, Canadian television host
 * -, American comedian
 * 1917  -, American country music singer (d. )
 * 1917  -,  player and manager (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Spanish chairman of the International Olympic Committee
 * 1920  -, English sports commentator (d. )
 * 1920  -, inventor of the  (d. )
 * -, Slovakian actor
 * -, French-born professional wrestler
 * -, American musician and composer (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician
 * -, American actor
 * 1935  -, American composer, author, and radio host
 * 1935  -, Canadian actor
 * -, of
 * 1939  -, French Canadian actress and politician
 * -, English comedian
 * -, British singer and guitarist
 * 1941  -, German theatre director and manager
 * 1941  -, American football player
 * -, baseball player
 * 1942  -, British newsreader
 * -, Brazilian football player
 * 1944  -, Hungarian born British actress
 * -, English actor
 * 1947  -, German musician
 * -, American musician and composer
 * 1948  -, Swiss theatre and opera director
 * -, British musician and lyricist
 * 1949  -, British musician
 * 1949  -,  for eight days
 * 1949  -, American sports broadcaster
 * -, American actress
 * -, Dutch actor
 * 1950  -, German-born American actress
 * -, American actor and musician
 * 1952  -, singer and songwriter
 * 1952  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1954  -, American author
 * -, American mycologist and environmentalist
 * -, Canadian player
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, Chinese film director
 * -, English-born television producer
 * 1960  -, Hong Kong actor
 * 1960  -, Dutch football player and manager
 * -, Finnish ski jumper
 * 1963  -, King of
 * -, American singer
 * 1965  -, English film director
 * 1965  -, Spanish film director and actor
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * -, American hip-hip artist
 * 1971  -, Canadian author and activist
 * -, American drummer ( and formerly )
 * 1972  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1973  -, Albanian ballroom dancer
 * 1973  -, American comedian and actor
 * -, Scottish jazz musician
 * -, English television presenter
 * 1975  -, Belgian actress
 * 1975  -, Spanish actress
 * 1975  -, Australian Chinese mathematician
 * -, Italian celebrity chef
 * 1976  -, Polish actress
 * -, British rapper
 * 1977  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, NHL hockey player
 * 1980  -, Spanish footballer
 * 1980  -, minor Welsh rugby player
 * -, Greek archer
 * -, British singer
 * -, professional Australian BMX rider
 * 1983  -, American baseball player
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1985  -, British singer
 * -, Korean singer/dancer/actress
 * -, Latina-American singer
 * -, Swiss swimmer
 * -, ice skater
 * -, Spanish royal
 * -, Swiss swimmer
 * -, ice skater
 * -, Spanish royal

Deaths

 * -, bishop and Latin poet (b. )
 * -, Third Caliph, assassinated.
 * - King of England
 * - (b. )
 * -, French rabbi and commentator (b. )
 * -, English military leader
 * -, Japanese military commander (b. )
 * -, Spanish priest (b. )
 * -, German poet and historian (b. )
 * -, Ottoman architect (b. )
 * -, Scottish politician
 * -, French fur trader and explorer
 * -, English settler in Virginia (b. )
 * -, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Austrian Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, French aristocrat and murderer (b. )
 * -, British inventor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American social activist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian anatomist (b. )
 * 1894  -, French poet (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * (N.S.) - Family of Tsar (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, Italian statesman (b. )
 * -, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. )
 * -, gifted mathematician and child prodigy (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * - General, commandant of the (b. )
 * -, the 4th General of (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 1959  -, American businessman and newspaper publisher (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, pitcher (b. )
 * -, Georgian writer and public benefactor (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Japanese actor (b. )
 * -, professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Argentinian race car driver (b. )
 * -, bass guitarist , record producer and manager (b. )
 * -, American publisher (b. )
 * -, Welsh UN weapons inspector (b. )
 * 2003  -, American pianist and harpsichordist (b. )
 * -, British professional wrestler and actor (b. )
 * -, Jamaican singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Irish-born actress (b. )
 * 2005  -,  (b. )
 * 2005  -, British-born screenwriter (b. )
 * 2005  -, Australian writer (b. )
 * -, American musician and songwriter (b. )
 * 2006  -, American author (b. )
 * -, Brazilian Politician (b. )

Liturgical feasts

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 * , martyrs
 * Holy, martyrs
 * , bishop of
 * , bishop, confessor
 * , king, martyr
 * , virgin
 * Translation of virgin, martyr
 * , martyrs
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