July 17
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1976
East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
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A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
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Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
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TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
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After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people.
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A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, India, killing 60 people.
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The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
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TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.
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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.
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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.
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Eric Garner is killed by police officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York City, after the latter put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him.
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2005Connor Bedard, Canadian ice hockey player
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2002Jordan Lawlar, American baseball player
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1997OG Anunoby, British basketball player
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1996Wonwoo, South Korean rapper and singer
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1996Grace Caroline Currey, American actress
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1994Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter
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1992Billie Lourd, American actress
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1992Nick Bjugstad, American ice hockey player
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1991Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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1987Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player
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1987Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
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1985Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player
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