What Happened on October 17?
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EVENTS ON OCTOBER 17
The Open Championship
Year:
1860
First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
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Cullin-la-ringo massacre
Year:
1861
Aboriginal Australians kill nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
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Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
Year:
1850
Riots start, which lead to a massacre in Aleppo.
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London Beer Flood
Year:
1814
Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.
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Invasion of Curaçao (1800)
Year:
1800
War of the Second Coalition: Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Year:
1806
Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I, is assassinated after an oppressive rule.
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First Balkan War
Year:
1912
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
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Leeds United F.C.
Year:
1919
Leeds United F.C. founded at Salem Chapel, Holbeck after the winding up of Leeds City F.C. for making illegal payments to players during World War I
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World War II
Year:
1941
World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
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Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
Year:
2023
An explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza kills hundreds of Palestinians during the Gaza war.
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BIRTHS ON OCTOBER 17
Don Coryell
Year of birth:
1924
Don Coryell, American football player and coach (died 2010)
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Beverly Garland
Year of birth:
1926
Beverly Garland, American actress (died 2008)
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Julie Adams
Year of birth:
1926
Julie Adams, American actress (died 2019)
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Alejandro Végh Villegas
Year of birth:
1928
Alejandro Végh Villegas, Uruguayan politician (died 2017)
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Giacomo Mari
Year of birth:
1924
Giacomo Mari, Italian footballer (died 1991)
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Rolando Panerai
Year of birth:
1924
Rolando Panerai, Italian baritone (died 2019)
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Luiz Bonfá
Year of birth:
1922
Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 2001)
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Charles McClendon
Year of birth:
1923
Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (died 2001)
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Barney Kessel
Year of birth:
1923
Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (died 2004)
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Santiago Stevenson
Year of birth:
1928
Santiago Stevenson, Panamanian singer and minister (died 2007)
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DEATHS ON OCTOBER 17
Wieland Wagner
Year of death:
1966
Wieland Wagner, German director and manager (born 1917)
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Bart King
Year of death:
1965
Bart King, American cricketer (born 1873)
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Sidney Hatch
Year of death:
1966
Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (born 1883)
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Puyi
Year of death:
1967
Puyi, Chinese emperor (born 1906)
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Quincy Wright
Year of death:
1970
Quincy Wright, American political scientist and academic (born 1890)
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Jacques Hadamard
Year of death:
1963
Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (born 1865)
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Natalia Goncharova
Year of death:
1962
Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (born 1882)
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Anne Crawford
Year of death:
1956
Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (born 1920)
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Wilhelmina Hay Abbott
Year of death:
1957
Wilhelmina Hay Abbott, Scottish suffragist and feminist (born 1884)
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Charlie Townsend
Year of death:
1958
Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (born 1876)
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HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 17
Richard Gwyn
Christian feast day: Richard Gwyn
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John the Dwarf
Christian feast day: John the Short (John Colobus)
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October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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Somaliland War of Independence
National Heroes Day (Somaliland)
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Loyalty Day (Argentina)
Loyalty Day (Argentina)
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Ignatius of Antioch
Christian feast day: Ignatius of Antioch
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Margaret Mary Alacoque
Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)
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François-Isidore Gagelin
Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
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Hosea
Christian feast day: Hosea
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