On This Day: What happened on 17 January?
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We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 17 January, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 17 JANUARY
2002 | Over 300 000 people were displaced when Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1998 | Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge broke Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky’s story on her Drudge Report website.
1997 | The Cape Canaveral: Delta II Air Force base carrying the IIR-1 GPS satellite exploded 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tonnes of burning rockets at the launch pad.
1995 | The Hanshin Earthquake, a 6.9 MW earthquake that shook southern Hyogo Prefecture with the highest Shindo of VII, resulted in 5 502 to 6 434 deaths, and 251 301 to 310 000 displaced.
1992 | Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologized when visited South Korea for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2010 | American football player, Gaines Adams, 27.
2013 | English soprano and actress, Lizbeth Webb, 87.
1984 | Greek pianist, composer, and conductor, Kostas Giannidis, 81.
2016 | Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim, V. Rama Rao, 81
1952 | American businessman, Walter Briggs Sr., 75.
BIRTHDAYS
1944 | British sociologist, author, and academic, Ann Oakley.
1998 | French football player, Jeff Reine-Adelaide.
1970 | American ice hockey player, and actor, Jeremy Roenick.
SPORTS
1948 | The first highest number for official League match attendance in England was recorded on this day in the First Division match between Manchester United and Arsenal – 83 260 at Manchester City’s Maine Road Stadium while Old Trafford was still closed due to wartime damage.
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ENTERTAINMENT
1939 | The movie directed by American director, Victor Lonzo Fleming named “Gone with the Wind” was released on this day.
AFRICA FACT
There are about 3 000 ethnic groups/tribes in Africa. These ethnic groups vary widely in language and culture. They also vary in size.
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