The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of 7, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced. Date: January 17, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Czech Republic applies for membership in the European Union. Date: January 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. Date: January 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day…
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website. Date: January 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people. Date: January 17, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing. Date: January 17, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
British Airways Flight 38 crashes short of the runway at Heathrow Airport, injuring 47. Date: January 17, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths. Date: January 17, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shahzad Luqman is murdered by members of Golden Dawn in Petralona, Athens, leading the creation of new measures to combat race-based attacks in Greece. Date: January 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's Next Chapter. Date: January 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)