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Home » Events on this Day » 17th October Historical Events on 17th October ◀ Sep October Nov ▶ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 All Events Birthdays Weddings Deaths Events 1 - 173 of 173 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration. 415 - Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office 532 - Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 733 - Battle at Tours (Poitiers): Charles Martels Frankish and Burgundian forces beat those of al-Andalus under Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi halting influence of Islam 1346 - Battle of Nevilles Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years. 1387 - Swells convent Windesheim initiated 1404 - Cosma de Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII 1448 - Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II. 1456 - The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern continental Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia) King of England Edward IIIKing of England Edward III 1483 - Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain 1556 - Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain 1651 - Future King Charles II flees from England 1660 - Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged. 1691 - New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth 1720 - Pierre de Marivaux Arlequin Poli Par lAmour, premieres in Paris 1740 - Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia 1777 - British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga NY King Charles IKing Charles I 1781 - Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown 1787 - Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities 1797 - Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France 1800 - Dutch colony Curacao transfered to England 1806 - Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule. 1808 - Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw 1814 - London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine. 1825 - 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris 1829 - Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens 1829 - 1st supposed attack on abandoned German teenager Kaspar Hauser 1831 - Felix Mendelssohns 1st Piano concert in G, premieres 1850 - Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized 1855 - Bessemer steelmaking process patented 1860 - 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park Snr shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club, Scotland 1862 - Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA 1868 - Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect 1871 - Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa 1871 - President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus during US Civil War 1876 - Henry Morton Stanleys reaches Lualaba River 1877 - Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa Prime Minister of Canada John A. MacdonaldPrime Minister of Canada John A. Macdonald 1878 - After serving as the opposition for five years, John A. Macdonald is re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada 1885 - Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season 1888 - Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie). 1894 - Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man 1896 - Anton Tsjechovs Chayka, premieres in St Petersburg 1899 - Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 1904 - Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors 1907 - Guglielmo Marconis company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland. Inventor and Nobel Laureate Guglielmo MarconiInventor and Nobel Laureate Guglielmo Marconi 1912 - Bulgaria, Greece & Serbia declares war on Turkey 1916 - Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage 1917 - 1st British bombing of Germany 1918 - De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens 1918 - Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic 1919 - Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created 1920 - Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0 1921 - Belgiums public library law goes into force 1922 - Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London 1923 - Catholic University of Nijmegen Neth opens 1927 - Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president 1931 - Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison Theoretical Physicist Albert EinsteinTheoretical Physicist Albert Einstein 1933 - Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany 1934 - The Aldrich Family premieres on radio 1935 - Pacific Association of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1940 - German occupiers issue identity cards 1941 - 1st US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland 1943 - Liberators sink U-540 & U-631 1945 - Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan Perón 1951 - Egyptian army fires on British troops 1954 - Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21) 1955 - Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel 1956 - Englands 1st large scale nuclear power station opens 1956 - Pakistan defeat Australia by nine wickets at 1st attempt 1957 - Copper & Brass opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances 1957 - Britains Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit the White House 1957 - Dike Marken-Dutch mainland closed Author Albert CamusAuthor Albert Camus 1957 - French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 1957 - II Tsjoendrigar becomes premier of Pakistan 1959 - Billy Barnes Revue closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 87 perfs 1959 - Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse 1959 - Stinchcomb Memorial in Cleveland Metroparks dedicated 1960 - Tenderloin opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances 1960 - US & Britain sign accord for nuclear sub bases 1961 - 22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow 1961 - Battle of Paris-police kill 210 Algerians 1961 - NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m Impressionist Painter Henri MatisseImpressionist Painter Henri Matisse 1961 - NY Museum of Modern Art hangs Henri Matisses Le Bateau upside-down It wasnt corrected until December 3rd 1962 - Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship 1963 - Jennie opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 82 performances 1964 - Yanks fire Manager Yogi Berra 1965 - On A Clear Day You Can See Forever opens in NYC for 280 perfs 1965 - WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 - Hair premieres on Broadway 1967 - Barbra Streisand stars on Belle of 14th Street special on CBS 1967 - Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue Singer-songwriter & Actress Barbra StreisandSinger-songwriter & Actress Barbra Streisand 1967 - Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km 1967 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1969 - NY Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY 1969 - Plastic Ono Bands Cold Turkey is released in UK 1969 - Soyuz 7 returns to Earth 1970 - Anwar Sadat sworn in as president of Egypt 1971 - Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Nature Center opens 1971 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Quality-First Golf Classic 1971 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series 1972 - 1st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins 1972 - Bob Randalls 6 Rooms Riv Vu, premieres in NYC 1972 - Chuck Berrys My Ding-a-ling, is #1 1973 - 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against US & Netherlands begins 1973 - Arabs decrease oil production 1974 - Dont Bother Me, I Cant Cope closes at Playhouse NYC after 1065 per 1974 - NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak 1974 - Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3 1974 - Oakland As beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes As only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series 1975 - 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at Natl Space Tech Labs, Miss 1975 - UN passes resolution saying Zionism is a form of racism 1976 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 1976 - Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997) 1977 - Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament 1977 - West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of 4 hijackers 1978 - NY Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8) 1978 - NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 - Pres Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship 1978 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1978 - Yanks win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1979 - Beatlemania closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 920 perfs 1979 - D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8 Catholic Missionary Mother TeresaCatholic Missionary Mother Teresa 1979 - Mother Teresa of India, awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1979 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series 1979 - Pres Carter signs legislation creating Dept of Education 1980 - 1st-class debut of Mike Whitney, NSW v Qld (2-52 & 1-39) 1982 - 1st live orch on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony) 1982 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation 1982 - Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series 1982 - Sam Shepards True West premieres in NYC 1982 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1983 - Nobel prize for economy awarded to Gerard Debreu 1983 - STS-9 vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB due to SRB nozzle problem 1984 - Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Bruce Merrifield 1985 - French author Claude Simon won the Nobel Prize in literature 1985 - Lou Piniella named NY Yankee manager 1986 - US Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens & offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 1986 - Yitzak Rabin forms Israeli government 1987 - Late Nite Comic closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 4 performances 1987 - 1st indoor World Series game (Minnesota Metrodome) 1987 - 1st Lady Nancy Reagan undergoes a modified radical mastectomy 1988 - 31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome 1988 - Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of NY Yankees 1988 - Lyndon LaRouche pleads innocent to fraud, conspiracy indictment 1988 - Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft 1988 - Rockin Robin beats Sensational Sherri Martel for WWF womans title 1988 - Traveling Wilburys 1st release Handle With Care 1989 - Earthquake in SF (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67 Playwright and screenwriter Neil SimonPlaywright and screenwriter Neil Simon 1990 - Jackie Mason - Brand New opens at Neil Simon NYC for 216 perfs 1990 - Les Miserables, opens at Imperial Theatre, NY & His Majestys Theatre, Perth 1990 - Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drops out of school to pursue a career in music 1991 - Angel Cordero is 3rd jockey to win 7,000 horse races 1991 - Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates for NL pennant in 7 games 1991 - News anchor Bree Walker Lampley files an FCC complaint that LA radio KFI-AM personally attacked her by discuss her having a disformed baby 1991 - Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals & 744 assists) NHL Defenseman Paul CoffeyNHL Defenseman Paul Coffey 1992 - 1st World Series with non-US team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves 1993 - Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA World Championship of Womens Golf 1994 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championships of Womens Golf 1994 - Billy Joel performs opening concert at Clevelands Gund Arena 1994 - Kapil Devs final one-day international (v West Indies) 1995 - Keith Moore sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000 1996 - Taking Sides, opens at Atkinson Theater NYC 1998 - At Jesse, in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom are scavenging gasoline. Cricketer Kapil DevCricketer Kapil Dev 2000 - Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack. 2003 - The pinnacle was fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 50 meters (165 feet) and become the Worlds tallest highrise. 2003 - Eunuchs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh float the political party Jiti Jitayi Politics. 2005 - The Colbert Report first airs. 2006 - The United States population reaches 300 million. 2007 - The Dalai Lama receives the United States Congressional Gold Medal. 2012 - The exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri Professional Road Cyclist and Testicular Cancer Survivor Lance ArmstrongProfessional Road Cyclist and Testicular Cancer Survivor Lance Armstrong 2012 - Lance Armstrong loses a host of endorsements in the wake of his doping scandal 2012 - Tens of thousands protest austerity measures in Greece 2013 - 59 people are killed in a wave of attacks on Shia Muslims in Iraq
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