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National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for July 17, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
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Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for July.
International and other global observances on this date (may include days, weeks, or months).
Events that occurred on July 17 throughout history
Congress authorizes paper money in the U.S. The notes were created to finance the Civil War and were government IOUs payable in coin.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts, becoming the first dental school affiliated with a university in the U.S.
The first ship arrives in Seattle carrying gold from Yukon, creating the Klondike Gold Rush. Within two year, 100,000 people flooded Seattle to secure transportation to Alaska to claim their own gold.
Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, hold the Potsdam Conference to decide the future of a defeated Germany. The leaders develop the "4 D's"--demilitarization, denazification, decentralization, and democratization.
Disneyland is dedicated and opened in Anaheim, California. The 160-acre park featured 35 rides and attractions.
Joanne Pierce (Misko) and Susan Roley (Malone) are sworn in as the first female FBI agents at Quantico. The two women joined a class of 43 men and graduated in October 1972.
President Ronald Reagan signs the National Minimum Drinking Age Act into law. The Act mandated that states raise their legal drinking and purchasing age to 21, or face a 10% cut in federal highway funding.
People born on July 17
Jazz pianist be who composed music for the television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip, including Linus and Lucy and Christmas Time Is Here.
Female professional baseball player who played in predominantly male leagues. She became the first woman to play as a regular on an American major-level professional baseball team (Negro League).
Actress, comedian, musician, and visual and voice artist who is fondly remembered for her eccentric stage persona.
Actor and dancer who won an Academy Award for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He is fondly remembered for his tough-guy roles in films like The Public Enemy and White Heat.
Engineer who invented the Shay locomotive, which was a geared steam locomotive.
Radio and television personality who was host of House Party for 25 years. He was also host for People Are Funny, which ran for 19 years.
Considered to be one of the most successful and celebrated photojournalists of all time.
