Page 13: Historical Events In 2017

Aug 14   In the year 2017 parliamentary citizenship scandal deepens in Australia after Barnaby Joyce, Deputy PM revealed to be a New Zealand citizen   

Aug 14   US President Donald Trump condemns racist violence at the White House after criticism of his earlier response to Charlottesville violence in the year 2017.   

Aug 15   Barack Obama 's tweet "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." in response to Charlottesville violence becomes most-liked tweet ever in the year 2017.   

Aug 15   Daniel Craig confirms he will play James Bond one more time in the year 2017.   

Aug 15   Falling tree kills 13, injures 49 at a religious festival in Funchal, on Portuguese island of Madeira in the year 2017.   

Aug 15   Scientists genetic study of the apple reveal its origin was in Kazakhstan, published in "Nature Communications" in the year 2017.   

Aug 16   In the year 2017 baltimore city council removes confederate statues under cover of darkness in response to Charlottesville violence   

Aug 16   Emma Stone is the year's highest-paid actress with $26 million, according to Forbes on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Last batch of Farc rebel weapons removed by the UN in Colombia in the year 2017.   

Aug 16   On this day in history lebanon parliament abolishes article 522, which exempted rapists from prosecution if they married their victim   

Aug 16   On this day in history over 100 Maasai houses destroyed in Tanzania by game park authorities as part of a border dispute near Serengeti National Park   

Aug 16   In the year 2017 philippine police kill 32 in raids near Manilia, most deadly night in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs   

Aug 16   Three suicide bombers kill 27 people outside a refugee camp near Maiduguri in Borno state, Nigeria, Boko Haram suspected on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history anti-immigrant One Nation party leader Pauline Hansen is widely criticized for wearing a burqa into the Australian parliament   

Aug 17   In the year 2017 collision of two neutron stars witnessed for the first time first picked up by US-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Ligo)   

Aug 17   Terror attack on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain as van rams into crowds killing 16, injuring 120 in the year 2017.   

Aug 17   In the year 2017 the first observation of a collision of two neutron stars (GW170817) is hailed as a breakthrough in multi-messenger astronomy when both gravitational and electromagnetic waves from the event are detected. Data from the event provided confirmatory evidence for the r-process theory of the origin of heavy elements like gold.   

Aug 17   In the year 2017 three Hong Kong activists, Jason Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow jailed for unlawful assembly   

Aug 18   On this day in history white House chief strategist Stephen Bannon is fired by US President Donald Trump   

Aug 21   A total solar eclipse (nicknamed "The Great American Eclipse") is visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States of America, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts in the year 2017.   

Aug 21   In the year 2017 chile's constitutional court approves bill to ease country's total abortion ban   

Aug 21   Destroyer USS John S McCain collides with an oil tanker near Singapore leaving 10 missing and 5 injured on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417m to woman who developed ovarian cancer after using their talc-based products in the year 2017.   

Aug 21   In the year 2017 london's parliament clock Big Ben chimes for the last time before a four-year restoration process for its tower starts   

Aug 21   Next total solar eclipse visible from North America in the year 2017.   

Aug 21   The next total solar eclipse visible from Canada will happen on this day on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Total solar eclipse visible from North America on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 2017 india's highest court outlaws instant divorce for Muslim men (talaq, talaq, talaq)   

Aug 22   Missouri Governor Eric Greitens grants stay of execution for Marcellus Williams in light of possible new DNA eividence in the year 2017.   

Aug 23   On this day in history air strike on hotel in Yemen capital Sanaa by Saudi-led coalition leaves at least 30 dead   

Aug 23   India toll from swine flu rises above 1000 for the year, 22,186 cases reported on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history nearly 60 million people in the Indus Valley, Pakistan at risk from arsenic in research published in "Science Advances"   

Aug 23   US Navy fires Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following series of collisions in Asian waters in the year 2017.   

Aug 23   On this day in history world's driest place, the Atacama desert in Chile blooms after unexpected rainfall   

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Jan 01   In the year 2017 death of tony Atkinson, British economist   

Jan 01   Hilarion Capucci, Syrian Catholic bishop died on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Derek Parfit, British philosopher died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   John Berger, British art critic, novelist and painter died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 2017 death of viktor Tsaryov, Russian footballer   

Jan 03   Igor Volk, Ukrainian-born Russian cosmonaut died in the year 2017.   

Jan 04   Ezio Pascutti, Italian footballer died in the year 2017.   

Jan 04   In the year 2017 death of georges Prêtre, French conductor