Major Events
- Feb 17 Discovery of a new mostly underwater continent Zealandia in the South Pacific announced in research journal "GSA Today"
- May 7 Emmanuel Macron wins France's presidential election defeating Marine Le Pen
- Jul 4 North Korea tests first successful intercontinental ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
- Jul 9 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaims victory over Islamic State forces in Mosul
- Jul 20 China announces a plan against “foreign garbage” banning 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018
- Sep 5 Hurricane Irma becomes the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185mph (280km/h)
- Oct 17 Islamic State headquarters Raqqa declared under full control of US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello after 4 months of fighting
- Oct 25 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People, none of the five are young enough to succeed him
- Nov 21 Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe's parliaments during impeachment proceedings
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2017 in Film & TV
- May 7 “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” becomes the highest grossing Indian box office film ever earning $120 million
- Jul 16 BBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker
- Oct 5 "The New York Times" publishes investigation into sexual harassment behaviour by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
- Oct 15 Actress Alyssa Milano's tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
2017 in Music
- Feb 22 Jay-Z becomes 1st rapper to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Apr 1 Bob Dylan receives his Nobel Prize for Literature at a private ceremony in Stockholm
- Aug 3 Camila Cabello releases her single "Havana" (biggest song worldwide 2018, 19 million copies sold)
2017 in Sport
- Jan 28 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams defeats older sister Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4 for her 7th Australian title and record 23rd Grand Slam event singles victory
- Mar 14 World's oldest golf club Muirfield in Scotland, votes to admit women as members for 1st time in 273 years
- Jun 11 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–2, 6–3, 6–1; becomes first man to win French title 10 times
- Jun 26 America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeat Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, Peter Burling (26) youngest ever helmsman
- Jul 16 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilić 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 for a record 8th Wimbledon men's title
- Jul 22 South African golfer Branden Grace records lowest round for a men's major championship - 62 in 3rd round at British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
- Aug 3 Brazilian soccer forward Neymar transfers from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record transfer fee of €222M on a 5-year deal
- Sep 19 New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals
- Nov 8 Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks the world record for surfing the biggest-ever wave at 24.4m at Nazaré, Portugal
- Dec 5 Russia is banned from the next Winter Olympics in South Korea over state-sponsored doping
Did You Know?
Vanellope Wilkins, born with her heart outside her body, is first UK baby to survive birth and operations to reinsert her heart
Born in 2017
- Jun 6 Alexander and Ella Clooney, twin children of actor George and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, born in London
Fun Fact About 2017
First footage of white giraffes posted by Hirola Conservation Program in north eastern Kenya
Zhou Youguang
Manuel Noriega
Helmut Kohl
Hugh Hefner
Charles Manson
Marina Popovich
William Peter Blatty
Mary Tyler Moore
Roger Moore
George A. Romero
Glen Campbell
Jerry Lewis
Chuck Berry
Walter Becker
Harry Dean Stanton
Tom Petty
Fats Domino
Mike Ilitch
Raymond Kopa
Jim Bunning
Jake LaMotta
Bobby Doerr
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Articles About 2017
Boulder Glacier Melting
Boulder Glacier in Montana as it appeared in 1932 (left) and 2005 (right)May 10
Inflatable Trump-like Chicken
A giant inflatable chicken resembling President Trump constructed as a political protestAugust 9
Hurricane Irma
Satellite photo of Hurricane Irma shortly before landfall in Florida, with Hurricane Jose to the rightSeptember 5
Brainless Jellyfish that Sleeps
The Cassiopea jellyfish spends most of its life resting upside down while underwaterSeptember 21
Robert Mugabe Ousted
Protestors in Harare, Zimbabwe, demonstrate against longtime dictator Robert MugabeNovember 21
Famous Weddings in 2017
- Jan 8 Dutch-American "Dancing with the Stars" pro Louis Van Amstel (44) weds American health coach Joshua Lancaster (27) in Sundance, Utah
- Feb 4 American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett (59) weds April Kimble in Harris County, Texas
- Feb 11 Actor Bug Hall (32) weds Jill Marie DeGroff in Encino, California
Famous Divorces in 2017
- Sep 12 Actress Scarlett Johansson divorces advertising agency owner Romain Dauriac
More 2017 Weddings
Adele
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Gary Oldman
J. J. Watt
José Altuve
Simone Biles
Usain Bolt
Angela Merkel
Donald Trump
Emmanuel Macron
Narendra Modi
Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping