Tukuk-OS📅 January 17
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 17? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2010 — The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.
- 2002 — Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.
- 1999 — In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.
- 1998 — The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.
- 1989 — Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.
- 1961 — Patrice Lumumba, a former prime minister of Congo-Léopoldville, was murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the Belgian and US governments.
Patrice LumumbaFirst Congolese RepublicAssassination of Patrice Lumumba
- 1961 — Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.
Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower's farewell addressMilitary–industrial complex
- 1948 — Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.
Indonesian National RevolutionRenville AgreementLinggadjati Agreement
- 1945 — World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.
- 1945 — Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who had saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, was taken into Soviet custody during the Siege of Budapest and was never seen in public again.
- 1920 — The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
- 1912 — Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.
- 1893 — Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani (pictured).
Lorrin A. ThurstonCommittee of Safety (Hawaii)Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
- 1773 — On James Cook's second voyage, his vessel HMS Resolution became the first vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle.
- 1562 — Representatives of Catherine de' Medici, the regent of France, drew up the Edict of Saint-Germain, providing limited tolerance to the Protestant Huguenots.
- 1377 — Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.
Births
- 2005 — Peio Canales, Spanish footballer
- 2003 — Robin Roefs, Dutch footballer
- 2002 — Samuel, American singer based in South Korea.
- 2001 — Enzo Fernández, Argentinian footballer
- 2000 — Kang Chan-hee, South Korean singer and actor
- 2000 — Devlin DeFrancesco, Canadian race car driver
- 2000 — Ayo Dosunmu, American basketball player
- 1999 — Isa Briones, American actor and singer
- 1998 — Sophie Molineux, Australian cricketer
- 1998 — Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, French footballer
- 1997 — Jake Paul, American boxer, actor, rapper, and social media personality
- 1997 — Kyle Tucker, American baseball player
Deaths
- 2025 — Didier Guillaume, French politician, 25th Minister of State of Monaco (born 1959)
- 2025 — Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator (born 1929)
- 2025 — Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Mongolian politician, 1st President of Mongolia (born 1942)
- 2025 — Denis Law, Scottish footballer (born 1940)
- 2023 — Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian (born 1904)
- 2022 — Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer (born 1937)
- 2021 — Rasheed Naz, Pakistani film and television actor (born 1948)
- 2020 — Derek Fowlds, British actor (born1937)
- 2019 — S. Balakrishnan, Malayalam movie composer (born 1948)
- 2017 — Tirrel Burton, American football player and coach (born 1929)
- 2017 — Colo, American western lowland gorilla, first gorilla born in captivity and oldest recorded (born 1956)
- 2016 — Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1939)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Anthony the Great
- Christian feast day: Blessed Angelo Paoli
- Christian feast day: Blessed Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch
- Christian feast day: Charles Gore (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo (one of Saints of the Cristero War)
- Christian feast day: Mildgyth
- Christian feast day: Our Lady of Pontmain
- Christian feast day: Sulpitius the Pious
- Christian feast day: January 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- National Day (Menorca, Spain)
- The opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday. (Patras, Greece)
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