Historical Events In July - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1959 On this day in history tibet abolishes serfdom
1959 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44
1961 On July - 17 john Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show
1961 Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74
1962 On July - 17 robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft)
1962 Senate rejects medicare for the aged on this day in history.
1964 Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) on this day in history.
1965 Luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1966 Jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3) on July - 17.
1966 Pioneer 7 launched on July - 17.
1966 On July - 17 august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71
1967 Monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act on this day in history.
1967 Race riots in Cairo Illinois on this day in history.
1967 Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1968 Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premiers in London on this day in history.
1968 Revolt in Iraq on July - 17.
1970 On this day in history 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC
1970 Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on July - 17.
1971 On July - 17 cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76
1972 The first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico on July - 17.
1974 On this day in history john Lennon is ordered to leave the US in 60 days
1974 On July - 17 the first quadrophinic studio in UK is open by the Moody Blues
1974 On July - 17 jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63
1975 On July - 17 apollo 18 & Soyuz 19 make first US/USSR linkup in space
1975 On July - 17 ringo Starr & Maureen Cox divorce
1975 On July - 17 the US and USSR link up in space, with the Apollo Soyuz mission
1975 On this day in history modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal)
1976 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montréal on July - 17.
1978 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1979 Sebastian Coe runs world record 3 49 mile in Oslo on July - 17.
1979 Doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies on this day in history.
1979 On July - 17 sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo
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