Page 7: Historical Events In October - 17

1981  David Guion, composer, dies at 88 on October - 17.   

1982  On October - 17 the outlawing of the 'Solidarity' labour movement causes widespread strikes and demonstrations in Poland   

1982  Peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1983  Raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89   

1986  US Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens & offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 on October - 17.   

1987  First World Series game in a covered stadium in Minnesota Metrodome on this day in history.   

1988  31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft   

1988  On October - 17 scottish scientist James Black awarded the Nobel prize for his work on treating angina and blood pressure   

1989  On this day in history earthquake in SF (6.9) kills 67   

1990  Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, dies at 64 on October - 17.   

1991  J[ames] G Devlin, actor (No Surrender), dies at 84 on October - 17.   

1992  Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies on this day in history.   

1993  Frank J Del Giudice, US industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77 on October - 17.   

1994  Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history frenchwoman Jeanne Calment is declared the oldest living person, with a proven age of 120 years and 238 days   

1995  Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1996  On October - 17 berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93   

1997  On October - 17 paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54   

1998  On this day in history a pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. At least 700 die   

1999  On October - 17 former US nurse Orville Lynn Majors is convicted of murdering six patients at a western Indiana hospital; the jury deadlocked on a seventh count. (Majors is serving a 360-year prison sentence.)   

2000  On October - 17 pope John Paul and Britain's Queen Elizabeth meet and speak of their hopes for Christian unity. It is her first visit to the Vatican in 20 years   

2005  On this day in history jens Stoltenberg becomes the Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.   

2006  The United States population reaches 300 million based on a United States Census Bureau projection on October - 17.   

2007  On October - 17 whitehaven, England becomes the first place in the United Kingdom to have one of its analogue terrestrial television signals switched off as part of digital switchover.   

2012  On this day in history the exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri   

2013  59 people are killed in a wave of attacks on Shia Muslims in Iraq on this day in history.   

2017  On October - 17 islamic State headquarters Raqqa declared under full control of US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello after 4 months of fighting   

2017  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares city of Marawi "liberated" from militants on October - 17.   

2017  On this day in history american short-story writer George Saunders wins the Man Booker Prize for his first novel "Lincoln in the Bardo"   

2017  Syrian Civil War: Raqqa is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on this day in history.   

2018  India's junior foreign minister MJ Akbar is highest official to resign in #MeToo case after sexual harassment accusations by numerous women on October - 17.   

2018  On October - 17 big Bird and Oscar the Grouch puppeteer Caroll Spinney leaves "Sesame Street" after 50 years   

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on this day in history.   

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on this day in history.   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On October - 17 birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on October - 17.   

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on October - 17.   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on October - 17.   

1696  On this day in history birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on October - 17.   

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  On October - 17 death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on October - 17.