A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries. Date: July 17, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed. Date: July 17, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. Date: July 17, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. Date: July 16, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. Date: July 16, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)
At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. Date: July 16, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July…
Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. Date: July 16, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
Max Reger's Hebbel Requiem is first performed in a memorial concert for the composer, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum. Date: July 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. Date: July 16, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on…
Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia. Date: July 16, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)