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Day Of The Week: January 17
January 17, 2025 is the 17th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 348 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: January 17
- 1648 –England’s Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
- 1811 –Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionists.
- 1873 –A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War.
- 1904 –Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
- 1929 –Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
- 1941 –Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive victory over the Royal Thai Navy.
- 1950 –The Great Brinks Robbery – 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car Company’s offices in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1982 –“Cold Sunday” - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
- 1994 –1994 Northridge earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge, California.
- 1996 –The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
Who were born on January 17?
- 1761 –James Hall, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
- 1883 –Sir Compton Mackenzie, Scottish novelist (d. 1972)
- 1887 –Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)
- 1917 –M. G. Ramachandran, Indian politician, actor (d. 1987)
- 1927 –E.W. Swackhamer, American television & film director (d. 1994)
- 1928 –Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973)
- 1931 –James Earl Jones, American actor
- 1941 –Dame Gillian Weir, New Zealand organist
- 1943 –Geoffrey Deuel, American actor
- 1981 –Scott Mechlowicz, American actor
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