Historical Events In July - 17
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1959 Tibet abolishes serfdom on this day in history.
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 John Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show on July - 17.
1961 On this day in history ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75
1961 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on July - 17.
1962 Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) on July - 17.
1962 On July - 17 senate rejects medicare for the aged
1964 Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) on July - 17.
1965 Luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57 on July - 17.
1966 On July - 17 jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3)
1966 On July - 17 pioneer 7 launched
1966 On this day in history august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71
1967 On July - 17 monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act
1967 On July - 17 race riots in Cairo Illinois
1967 Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74 on July - 17.
1968 On this day in history beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premiers in London
1968 Revolt in Iraq on July - 17.
1970 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC on this day in history.
1970 Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76
1972 On July - 17 the first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico
1974 John Lennon is ordered to leave the US in 60 days on July - 17.
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 this day in history the US and USSR link up in space, with the Apollo Soyuz mission
1975 Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on July - 17.
1976 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montréal on July - 17.
1978 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on July - 17.
1979 On this day in history sebastian Coe runs world record 3 49 mile in Oslo
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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