Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed. Date: December 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt. Date: December 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960…
Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500. Date: December 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned. Date: December 17, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs. Date: December 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens. Date: December 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. Date: December 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy. Date: December 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed. Date: December 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)