Summary of the Day ✨ 17 July (17/07)
Multiple deadly incidents occurred worldwide on this day, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with 298 fatalities and a suicide bombing in Iraq that killed at least 120 people. Additional tragedies struck with a train collision in France injuring dozens, the police killing of Eric Garner in New York, and a plane crash in Brazil that claimed 199 lives.
Historical Events 📜
- 2015: At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
- 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.
- 2014: A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries.
- 2014: Eric Garner is killed by police officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York City, after the latter put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him.
- 2007: TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.
- 2006: The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
- 2000: During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, India, killing 60 people.
- 1998: The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured.
- 1998: A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
- 1997: After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people.
- 1996: TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
- 1994: Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
- 1981: A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
- 1976: East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
- 1976: The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand’s participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
Famous Births 👶
- 2005: Connor Bedard, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2002: Jordan Lawlar, American baseball player
- 1998: Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower
- 1997: OG Anunoby, British basketball player
- 1996: Wonwoo, South Korean rapper and singer
- 1994: Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter
- 1992: Billie Lourd, American actress
- 1992: Tatu Sinisalo, Finnish actor
- 1991: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1987: Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player
- 1987: Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
- 1986: DeAngelo Smith, American football player
- 1985: Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1985: Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer
- 1983: Adam Lind, American baseball player
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Felix Baumgartner, Austrian daredevil (born 1969)
- 2025: Alan Bergman, American songwriter (born 1925)
- 2025: Joanna Kołaczkowska, Polish cabaret performer (born 1966)
- 2024: Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress (born 1946)
- 2024: Mary Gibby, British botanist and professor (born 1949)
- 2024: Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer, songwriter and scholar (born 1942)
- 2024: Pat Williams, American basketball player (born 1940)
- 2020: John Lewis, American civil rights activist and politician (born 1940)
- 2020: Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Russian-Australian pair skater (born 2000)
- 2019: Marie Sophie Hingst, German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors
- 2015: Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (born 1926)
- 2015: Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (born 1989)
- 2015: Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (born 1916)
- 2015: Van Miller, American sportscaster (born 1927)
- 2015: John Taylor, English pianist and educator (born 1942)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
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William White (Episcopal Church) - Christian feast day:
July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)