Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 2017. This year saw 234 significant events. 7 notable figures passed away.
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
Discovery of a new mostly underwater continent, Zealandia, in the South Pacific is announced in the research journal "GSA Today"
Jay-Z becomes the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis
World's oldest golf club, Muirfield in Scotland, votes to admit women as members for the first time in 273 years
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.
"New Girl" actress Hannah Simone (36) weds musician Jesse Giddings in a secret ceremony
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017.
Dangal (transl. 'wrestling bout') is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, and Siddharth Roy Kapur under Aamir...
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
America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeats Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, making Peter Burling (26) the youngest helmsman to win the cup
Throughout 2017, 17 missile tests were conducted by North Korea. These tests ranged in success, and included first tests of the DPRK's new missile, the Hwasong-12, which was the most-tested missile...
The Battle of Mosul was a major battle initiated by Iraq and allied forces to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS), which had seized the city years prior in June 2014.
BBC announces first-ever female Doctor in "Doctor Who" will be played by Jodie Whittaker
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No.
China announces a plan against "foreign garbage," banning the import of 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018
South African golfer Branden Grace records the lowest round for a men's major championship with a 62 in the 3rd round at the British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
Camila is the debut solo studio album by American singer Camila Cabello. It was released on January 12, 2018, through Epic Records and Syco.
Brazilian soccer forward Neymar transfers from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record transfer fee of €222 million on a five-year contract
Hurricane Irma becomes one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185 mph (280 km/h)
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is an American actress. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $15.4 billion worldwide, making her one of the highest-grossing actors in history.
Kansas City Royal Alex Gordon hits home run #5,694, setting a MLB record for the most home runs in a season
The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
Actress Alyssa Milano's tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts a flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Islamic State headquarters in Raqqa is declared under full control of the US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson Talal Sello after four months of fighting
Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People; none of the five members are young enough to succeed him
Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks the world record for surfing the largest wave ever at 24.38 meters in Nazaré, Portugal
Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" sells for $450.3 million at auction in New York, a record price for any artwork
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest,...
Russia, referred to by its formal name; the Russian Federation, by the International Olympic Committee, has competed at the modern Olympic Games on many occasions, but as different nations in its...
Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fifth and second consecutive award, equaling Lionel Messi's record
Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands wins his 2nd PDC World Darts Championship, beating defending champion Gary Anderson, 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace, London
Multiple bombings across Afghanistan kill at least 64, including 11 UAE diplomats at the governor's estate in Kandahar
Cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scores Bangladesh's top Test score ever (217) during the 1st Test v New Zealand in Wellington
On 17 January 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. They had believed it was a Boko Haram encampment.
Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27
Adam Hadwin fires only the 7th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history in the 3rd round of the CareerBuilder Challenge at LaQuinta CC
Chile declares a State of Emergency and requests international assistance as wildfires rage out of control
Kisenosato Yutaka) is a Japanese sumo elder from Ibaraki. As a wrestler, he made his professional debut in 2002 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2004 at the age of just 18.
The Quebec City mosque shooting (French: Attentat de la grande mosquée de Québec) was an attack by a single gunman on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a...
Scientists in central China reveal the oldest known human ancestor, a 540-million-year-old Saccorhytus fossil
The result in favour of Brexit of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is one of the most significant political events for Britain during the 21st century.
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the...
Romanian government scraps corruption degree after 6 days of mass demonstrations
Qatar Airways achieves the longest-ever scheduled commercial flight when its B777 aircraft lands in Auckland after a 16 hour and 23 minutes flight from Doha; surpassed in 2020
PSLV-C37 was the 39th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program and its 16th mission in the XL configuration undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Car bomb in Bayaa, Baghdad kills at least 48, Islamic State claims responsibility. 3rd attack in 3 days
Food insecurity has been a persistent and recurrent crisis in South Sudan since independence in 2011.
Apple's new campus is named Apple Park in Culpertino, California, nicknamed 'the spaceship', designed with Foster + Partners, the first of 12,000 employees to move in, in April [1]
Thomas Edward Perez is an American politician and attorney who served as the senior advisor to U.S.
59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500
Gustav Klimt's painting "Bauerngarten" sells for $59.3m in London
The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, also known as St Mary's, or just The Home, operated in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, from 1925 to 1961 as a Catholic-run institution for unmarried mothers and...
19 girls killed in a fire at a government-run care center in San José Pinula, Guatemala
Aboriginal DNA study by the University of Adelaide shows the Aboriginal population dates back 50,000 years from a single migration
At least 65 killed in landslide at rubbish dump near Addis Ababa, Ethopia
Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
European Court of Justice rules companies can ban staff from wearing religious symbols, including headscarves
Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film. It is a live-action remake of the 1991 Disney animated film, itself an adaptation of the fairy tale.
Indian rivers Yamuna and Ganges are declared "living entities" by a court in the state of Uttarakhand
Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean wrongly identified as a suspect, handcuffed and detained by LA county sheriff’s department
Arctic records its lowest ever winter ice cover according to US National Snow and Ice Data Center, 5.5 million square miles
Largest banana split ever, at 8,040 metres long, is made in Innisfail, Australia
Britain introduces 1st new pound coin in 30 years with secret security feature inside to stop counterfeiting
Mudslides caused by heavy rains sweep through Mocoa, Colombia killing more than 200
Attack on visitors to Muslim shrine by a custodian and others in Sargodha, Pakistan leaves 20 dead
Bomb on St Petersburg metro kills 11, 2nd bomb defused
Alibaba becomes the world's largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission
Fifth day of protests by thousands in Caracas, Venezuela against the government
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, simply known as Al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organisation based in Somalia.
"British Vogue" magazine announces Edward Enninful as new editor; first male and Black person to hold position
This is a broad timeline of the course of major events of the Syrian civil war. It only includes major territorial changes and attacks and does not include every event. The uprising against Syrian...
1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in the Philippines, really a type of clam
Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019.
Fox News confirms they would be letting go of Bill O'Reilly after allegations of sexual harassment
On 20 April 2017, three French National Police officers were shot by Karim Cheurfi, a French national wielding an AK-47 rifle on the Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris.
Taliban attack army base at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing more than 100
Myles Lorenz Garrett is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population...
84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria
Beibeilong is a genus of large caenagnathid dinosaurs that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 96 million to 88 million years ago.
Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion
Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus.
22-year-old UK blogger halts the spread of a global ransomware cyberattack by accidentally identifying a "kill switch"
First US prosecution under federal Hate Crimes Act for violence against a transgender person: the murder of Mercedes Williamson in Mississippi
10-year-old girl granted special 20 week abortion request in Rohtak, India in land-mark case
Japanese researchers from University of Yamanashi report birth of mice from freeze-dried sperm stored on the International Space Station
Library of Al-Qarawiyyin, the world's oldest continually operating library, reopens after a major restoration by King Mohammed VI in Fez, Morocco [1]
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive...
The 2017 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 8th season since it...
Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best killed, Micah David-Cole Fletcher injured defending Muslim teenager in Portland, Oregon
In Bangalore, India, white puffy toxic foam begins spilling out of Varthur Lake onto city streets
The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was the president of the jury for the main competition.
Bomb outside government pension office in Baghdad kills 14, injures 34, Islamic State claim respnsibility
"Wonder Woman" directed by Patty Jenkins released, earns over $100 million in North American in its opening weekend - domestic record for a female director
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt sever ties with Qatar, citing its support of terrorist groups, Yemen, the Maldives and Libya follow suit
Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people
Earliest-ever evidence of Homo Sapiens from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco unearthed by archaeologists published in "Nature", at 300,000 years old
The 71st Annual Tony Awards were held on June 11, 2017, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2016–17 season.
Otto Frederick Warmbier (December 12, 1994 – June 19, 2017) was an American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016 on a charge of subversion.
Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (colloquially referred to as simply Whole Foods) is an American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, owned wholly by Amazon, and which generally...
Bexit negotiations begin between United Kingdom and the European Union in Brussels
NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
UN states Yemen cholera epidemic reached 200,000 cases, with 1,300 deaths. Worst cholera outbreak anywhere in the world.
Tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people
Akinwumi Adesina is a Nigerian economist, who served as the President of the African Development Bank from 2015 to 2025.
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces retake destroyed Great Mosque of al-Nuri from Islamic State - symbolic site where their leader declared a "caliphate"
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Malta since 1 September 2017 following the 66–1 passage of legislation in the Parliament on 12 July 2017.
Sorriso is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
FIFA Confederations Cup: Germany defeats Chile 1-0 to win for the 1st time at Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany
people reported shot, 15 killed in Chicago, Illinois over 4th July weekend
France announces it will ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040
G-20 summit of world leaders begins in Hamburg, Germany amid violent protests
British Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series
NASA's Juno spacecraft makes closest-ever pass over Jupiter's Great Red Spot at 9,000 kilometers overhead
World's largest iceberg (later christened A68) breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length
Australian Justine Damond killed by Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 for a disturbance
Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson.
10 die in over-heated tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in human-trafficking incident
Israeli authorities remove new metal detectors from Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif after Palestinian protests amid rising tensions in Jerusalem
NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescues 167 African migrants off the coast of Libya, but 13 perish
Great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040
Anthony Scaramucci is removed as White House Communications Director after less than 2 weeks
Bomb blast at Jawadia Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, kills about 30
First footage of white giraffes is posted by the Hirola Conservation Program in northeastern Kenya
Aldi supermarket withdraws all eggs from sale after the chemical fipronil is found in eggs from the Netherlands
UEFA Women's Euro Final: Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema scores 2 as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, the Netherlands
England breaks a 19-year drought in a home Test cricket series against South Africa, beating the Proteas by 177 runs in the 4th Test at Old Trafford; Moeen Ali scores 75 not out and takes 5/69
-year-old fruitcake by Huntley & Palmers is deemed "almost eatable" after being discovered in a hut used by Captain Scott's expedition in Antarctica
Chinese crime writer Liu Yongbiao, after announcing a novel titled "Beautiful Writer Who Killed," is arrested for the murders of four people nearly 22 years earlier
"Unite the Right" march in Charlottesville, Virginia turns violent when a car rams protesters, killing one and injuring 19
An outbreak of cholera began in Yemen in October 2016. The outbreak peaked in 2017 with over 2,000 reported deaths in that year alone.
The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017.
Anti-immigrant One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson is widely criticized for wearing a burqa into the Australian Parliament
Chile's Constitutional Court approves a bill to ease the country's total abortion ban
Triple talaq (instant divorce) and talaq-e-mughallazah (irrevocable divorce) were a type of Islamic divorce previously available to Muslims in India, especially adherents of Hanafi Sunni Islamic...
Airstrike on hotel in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, by Saudi-led coalition leaves at least 30 dead
Largest-ever lottery jackpot win in the US: $758.7 million won by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts in the US Powerball Jackpot
From 1980 to the present, 82 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas.
Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, Spain, following terrorist attacks
Hellboy is a 2019 superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character. A reboot of the Hellboy film series, it is the third live-action entry in the franchise.
Hurricane Harvey sets a rainfall record of 51.88 inches in Cedar Bayou from a tropical cyclone in the continental US, according to the US National Weather Service
Authorities say floods across Bangladesh, Nepal, and India have killed more than 1,200 people and damaged 697,000 houses
Indications that Neanderthals are the first to make glue out of tar are strengthened by research published in "Scientific Reports"
1.4-ton WWII bomb is defused in Frankfurt, Germany, with 60,000 people evacuated, the largest postwar evacuation
Ruby chocolate is a style or distinct variety of chocolate that is pink or purple in color.
An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Pijijiapan, Mexico, killing at least 90 people; it is the strongest Mexican quake in a century
Rashid Khan Arman is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in the T20I format.
Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old tomb of a goldsmith and his family in Draa Abul-Naga, Egypt
Ai Mori wins gold in lead climbing at the IFSC Youth World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria
A monster fatberg, 250 meters long, the size of 11 buses, and weighing 130 tons, is found in sewers under East London
19 people die when a boat capsizes on Yamun River in Uttar Pradesh, India
Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29
New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history, beating the Springboks 57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany, NZ
Évian Championship Women's Golf, Évian Resort GC: Anna Nordqvist of Sweden defeats Brittany Altomare on the first sudden-death playoff hole; event is reduced to 54 holes after day one is abandoned due to bad weather
England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned from driving for 2 years
7.1 earthquake south east of Mexico City kills over 300
Alex Puccio (born Alexandrea Elizabeth Cocca on June 15, 1989 in McKinney, Texas) is an American professional climber specializing in bouldering.
Andre Michael Ward is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017.
Laver Cup Men's Tennis, Prague: Roger Federer remains unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World 15-9 in the inaugural team event
LeBron James calls President Donald Trump "U Bum" in a tweet in response to Trump's comments about Stephen Curry
Margo Hayes completes the third-ever female ascent of a 9a+ (5.15a) graded route by climbing Realization/Biographie in Céüse, France
Anthony Weiner is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York City who has been involved in multiple scandals related to sexting. The first scandal began when Weiner...
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.
Researchers confirm the existence of the giant tree rat "Vika" in the Solomon Islands, which can crack open coconuts
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( LOO-ee DRY-fəs; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer.
Indonesian man survives a fight with a giant python 7.8 m long in Batang Gansal
US scientists Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young are awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their work on the body clock
Chinese pianist Lang Lang plays Carnegie Hall one-handed due to injury, with 14-year-old Maxim Lando playing his left hand for Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 invasion of Iraq,...
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with...
New Zealand clinches its 5th Rugby Championship with a 25-24 win over South Africa in Cape Town; All Blacks remain undefeated in 6 games
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St.
Wildfires ignite in Northern California wine country, killing at least 41 people over the following week and leading to the evacuation of 20,000 people
Richard H. Thaler is an American economist and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
TripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, as the world's best restaurant
wildfires occur in Portugal and Northern Spain fanned by winds from Hurricane Ophelia, killing at least 35
Findings are published of a neutron star collision that occurs two months prior on August 17, the first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light, confirming that heavy elements such as gold result from such collisions
George Saunders is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize.
Pollution is linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide, or 9 million, in 2015, according to a report published in "The Lancet"
"LA Times" publishes investigation with 38 woman accusing Hollywood writer-director James Toback of sexual harassment
National Party of New Zealand found guilty of breaching the copyright of rapper Eminem's publisher and ordered to pay $413,000 for use of the song “Eminem Esque”
Actor Kevin Spacey issues apology after actor Anthony Rapp accuses him of inappropriate sexual behaviour when he was 14
Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor. He has won a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Actor Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award.
A judge on Maui, Hawaii, orders a man to write 144 compliments to his ex-girlfriend after violating a protection order by sending her 144 malicious text messages and calls
Boiler explosion at a NTPC government-run coal-fired power plant in Rae Bareli, India, kills 29
Jason Mraz makes his Broadway debut, joining the ongoing production of the musical "Waitress" as the male lead
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns in a shock TV broadcast from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid concerns he is being forcibly detained
Bodies of 26 migrant teenage girls recovered from the Mediterranean, another 400 migrants rescued
French-American rock climber Brooke Raboutou wins 3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) at the Pan American Youth Championship in Montreal, Canada
New York City Marathon: Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya wins men's race in 2:10:53, 3 seconds ahead of Wilson Kipsang; Shalane Flanagan (2:26:53) first American to win women's race since 1977
US President Donald Trump begins a 12-day trip to Asia in Toyko, Japan
Danica Anthony Roem ( ROHM; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024.
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls in "Washington Post" report
BBC removes drama from Christmas line-up after one of its stars, Ed Westwick, accused of rape by two women
Largest Singles Day sales ever - Alibaba says its sales alone were $25.3 billion
7.3 earthquake hits near Halabjal, Iraq, on border with Iran, killing over 500 people, with 7,000 injured
First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York
3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request
19 countries pledge to phase out coal at UN Climate Summit in Bonn, Germany
Bulgarian tennis star Gregor Dimitrov breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals title with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in London over David Goffin of Belgium
Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
Atlanta's Georgia Dome, once the world's largest covered stadium, is destroyed in a controlled implosion
Charles Peete Rose Jr. is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show Charlie Rose on PBS and Bloomberg LP.
Robson de Souzasõ d (ʒi) ˈsowzɐ]; born 25 January 1984), known as Robinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 1996, at 12 years of age, Robinho was picked by...
18 women accuse Jean-Claude Arnault with ties to the Nobel Prize Committee of sexual assault and harassment in Swedish Dagens Nyheter newspaper
Naya Marie Rivera ( NY-ə riv-AIR-ə; January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee. She began her...
British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes second in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 46 points from Sebastian Vettel
Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department confirm it has had 31,801 call outs to deal with snakes this year
India's Supreme Court rejects appeal to block global release of controversial film "Padmavati" [1]
Matthew Todd Lauer is an American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News.
Def Jam founder Russell Simmons steps down from his companies after allegations of sexual misconduct
Egyptian lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh sentenced to 3 years in prison for saying women wearing ripped jeans should be raped
First pizza party in space is held by astronauts on the International Space Station
Benjamin Lee McAdoo is an American football coach who is currently serving as a senior defensive assistant of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL).
Artist Lubaina Himid wins Britain's Turner Prize as the oldest person at 63 and the first woman of color
Australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage
Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Attempted suicide terrorist bomb attack in New York wounds 3, bomb fails to fully detonate
Westfield Corporation was an Australian commercial real estate company and operator of shopping centres.
Australian government establishes a Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m)
Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the WACA in Perth
European Commission triggers first step of its article 7 procedure issuing Poland with formal warning of risk to voting rights
Lady Gaga signs Las Vegas residency deal for $75m at MGM Park Theatre
On December 6, 2017, the United States of America officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel.
UN Security Council votes 15 to 0 for additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures to slash the country's petrol imports by up to 90%
Iranian woman Vida Mohaved arrested for protesting against policy of compulsory hijab, sparking other protests
The 2017 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The ivory trade is the commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, black and white rhinos, mammoth, and most commonly, African and Asian elephants. Ivory...
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, known professionally as Lorde ( LORD), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter.
Mário Soares, Portuguese statesman, known for portuguese statesman, died on 2017-01-07.
Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author, known for english journalist and author, died on 2017-01-10.
Mary Tyler Moore, American actress & television producer, known for american actress & television producer, died on 2017-01-25.
Chuck Berry, American musician, known for american musician, died on 2017-03-18. Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter;…
Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician, known for american baseball player and politician, died on 2017-05-26.
Tom Petty, American rock musician, known for american rock musician, died on 2017-10-02. Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Charles Manson, American criminal and cult leader, known for american criminal and cult leader, died on 2017-11-19.
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
Discovery of a new mostly underwater continent, Zealandia, in the South Pacific is announced in the research journal "GSA Today"
Jay-Z becomes the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis
World's oldest golf club, Muirfield in Scotland, votes to admit women as members for the first time in 273 years
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.
"New Girl" actress Hannah Simone (36) weds musician Jesse Giddings in a secret ceremony
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017.
Dangal (transl. 'wrestling bout') is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, and Siddharth Roy Kapur under Aamir...
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
America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeats Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, making Peter Burling (26) the youngest helmsman to win the cup
Throughout 2017, 17 missile tests were conducted by North Korea. These tests ranged in success, and included first tests of the DPRK's new missile, the Hwasong-12, which was the most-tested missile...
The Battle of Mosul was a major battle initiated by Iraq and allied forces to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS), which had seized the city years prior in June 2014.
BBC announces first-ever female Doctor in "Doctor Who" will be played by Jodie Whittaker
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No.
China announces a plan against "foreign garbage," banning the import of 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018
South African golfer Branden Grace records the lowest round for a men's major championship with a 62 in the 3rd round at the British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
Camila is the debut solo studio album by American singer Camila Cabello. It was released on January 12, 2018, through Epic Records and Syco.
Brazilian soccer forward Neymar transfers from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record transfer fee of €222 million on a five-year contract
Hurricane Irma becomes one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185 mph (280 km/h)
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is an American actress. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $15.4 billion worldwide, making her one of the highest-grossing actors in history.
Kansas City Royal Alex Gordon hits home run #5,694, setting a MLB record for the most home runs in a season
The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
Actress Alyssa Milano's tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts a flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Islamic State headquarters in Raqqa is declared under full control of the US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson Talal Sello after four months of fighting
Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People; none of the five members are young enough to succeed him
Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks the world record for surfing the largest wave ever at 24.38 meters in Nazaré, Portugal
Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" sells for $450.3 million at auction in New York, a record price for any artwork
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest,...
Russia, referred to by its formal name; the Russian Federation, by the International Olympic Committee, has competed at the modern Olympic Games on many occasions, but as different nations in its...
Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fifth and second consecutive award, equaling Lionel Messi's record
Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands wins his 2nd PDC World Darts Championship, beating defending champion Gary Anderson, 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace, London
Multiple bombings across Afghanistan kill at least 64, including 11 UAE diplomats at the governor's estate in Kandahar
Cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scores Bangladesh's top Test score ever (217) during the 1st Test v New Zealand in Wellington
On 17 January 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. They had believed it was a Boko Haram encampment.
Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27
Adam Hadwin fires only the 7th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history in the 3rd round of the CareerBuilder Challenge at LaQuinta CC
Chile declares a State of Emergency and requests international assistance as wildfires rage out of control
Kisenosato Yutaka) is a Japanese sumo elder from Ibaraki. As a wrestler, he made his professional debut in 2002 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2004 at the age of just 18.
The Quebec City mosque shooting (French: Attentat de la grande mosquée de Québec) was an attack by a single gunman on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a...
Scientists in central China reveal the oldest known human ancestor, a 540-million-year-old Saccorhytus fossil
The result in favour of Brexit of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is one of the most significant political events for Britain during the 21st century.
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the...
Romanian government scraps corruption degree after 6 days of mass demonstrations
Qatar Airways achieves the longest-ever scheduled commercial flight when its B777 aircraft lands in Auckland after a 16 hour and 23 minutes flight from Doha; surpassed in 2020
PSLV-C37 was the 39th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program and its 16th mission in the XL configuration undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Car bomb in Bayaa, Baghdad kills at least 48, Islamic State claims responsibility. 3rd attack in 3 days
Food insecurity has been a persistent and recurrent crisis in South Sudan since independence in 2011.
Apple's new campus is named Apple Park in Culpertino, California, nicknamed 'the spaceship', designed with Foster + Partners, the first of 12,000 employees to move in, in April [1]
Thomas Edward Perez is an American politician and attorney who served as the senior advisor to U.S.
59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500
Gustav Klimt's painting "Bauerngarten" sells for $59.3m in London
The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, also known as St Mary's, or just The Home, operated in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, from 1925 to 1961 as a Catholic-run institution for unmarried mothers and...
19 girls killed in a fire at a government-run care center in San José Pinula, Guatemala
Aboriginal DNA study by the University of Adelaide shows the Aboriginal population dates back 50,000 years from a single migration
At least 65 killed in landslide at rubbish dump near Addis Ababa, Ethopia
Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
European Court of Justice rules companies can ban staff from wearing religious symbols, including headscarves
Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film. It is a live-action remake of the 1991 Disney animated film, itself an adaptation of the fairy tale.
Indian rivers Yamuna and Ganges are declared "living entities" by a court in the state of Uttarakhand
Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean wrongly identified as a suspect, handcuffed and detained by LA county sheriff’s department
Arctic records its lowest ever winter ice cover according to US National Snow and Ice Data Center, 5.5 million square miles
Largest banana split ever, at 8,040 metres long, is made in Innisfail, Australia
Britain introduces 1st new pound coin in 30 years with secret security feature inside to stop counterfeiting
Mudslides caused by heavy rains sweep through Mocoa, Colombia killing more than 200
Attack on visitors to Muslim shrine by a custodian and others in Sargodha, Pakistan leaves 20 dead
Bomb on St Petersburg metro kills 11, 2nd bomb defused
Alibaba becomes the world's largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission
Fifth day of protests by thousands in Caracas, Venezuela against the government
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, simply known as Al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organisation based in Somalia.
"British Vogue" magazine announces Edward Enninful as new editor; first male and Black person to hold position
This is a broad timeline of the course of major events of the Syrian civil war. It only includes major territorial changes and attacks and does not include every event. The uprising against Syrian...
1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in the Philippines, really a type of clam
Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019.
Fox News confirms they would be letting go of Bill O'Reilly after allegations of sexual harassment
On 20 April 2017, three French National Police officers were shot by Karim Cheurfi, a French national wielding an AK-47 rifle on the Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris.
Taliban attack army base at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing more than 100
Myles Lorenz Garrett is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population...
84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria
Beibeilong is a genus of large caenagnathid dinosaurs that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 96 million to 88 million years ago.
Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion
Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus.
22-year-old UK blogger halts the spread of a global ransomware cyberattack by accidentally identifying a "kill switch"
First US prosecution under federal Hate Crimes Act for violence against a transgender person: the murder of Mercedes Williamson in Mississippi
10-year-old girl granted special 20 week abortion request in Rohtak, India in land-mark case
Japanese researchers from University of Yamanashi report birth of mice from freeze-dried sperm stored on the International Space Station
Library of Al-Qarawiyyin, the world's oldest continually operating library, reopens after a major restoration by King Mohammed VI in Fez, Morocco [1]
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive...
The 2017 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 8th season since it...
Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best killed, Micah David-Cole Fletcher injured defending Muslim teenager in Portland, Oregon
In Bangalore, India, white puffy toxic foam begins spilling out of Varthur Lake onto city streets
The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was the president of the jury for the main competition.
Bomb outside government pension office in Baghdad kills 14, injures 34, Islamic State claim respnsibility
"Wonder Woman" directed by Patty Jenkins released, earns over $100 million in North American in its opening weekend - domestic record for a female director
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt sever ties with Qatar, citing its support of terrorist groups, Yemen, the Maldives and Libya follow suit
Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people
Earliest-ever evidence of Homo Sapiens from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco unearthed by archaeologists published in "Nature", at 300,000 years old
The 71st Annual Tony Awards were held on June 11, 2017, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2016–17 season.
Otto Frederick Warmbier (December 12, 1994 – June 19, 2017) was an American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016 on a charge of subversion.
Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (colloquially referred to as simply Whole Foods) is an American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, owned wholly by Amazon, and which generally...
Bexit negotiations begin between United Kingdom and the European Union in Brussels
NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
UN states Yemen cholera epidemic reached 200,000 cases, with 1,300 deaths. Worst cholera outbreak anywhere in the world.
Tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people
Akinwumi Adesina is a Nigerian economist, who served as the President of the African Development Bank from 2015 to 2025.
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces retake destroyed Great Mosque of al-Nuri from Islamic State - symbolic site where their leader declared a "caliphate"
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Malta since 1 September 2017 following the 66–1 passage of legislation in the Parliament on 12 July 2017.
Sorriso is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
FIFA Confederations Cup: Germany defeats Chile 1-0 to win for the 1st time at Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany
people reported shot, 15 killed in Chicago, Illinois over 4th July weekend
France announces it will ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040
G-20 summit of world leaders begins in Hamburg, Germany amid violent protests
British Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series
NASA's Juno spacecraft makes closest-ever pass over Jupiter's Great Red Spot at 9,000 kilometers overhead
World's largest iceberg (later christened A68) breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length
Australian Justine Damond killed by Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 for a disturbance
Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson.
10 die in over-heated tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in human-trafficking incident
Israeli authorities remove new metal detectors from Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif after Palestinian protests amid rising tensions in Jerusalem
NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescues 167 African migrants off the coast of Libya, but 13 perish
Great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040
Anthony Scaramucci is removed as White House Communications Director after less than 2 weeks
Bomb blast at Jawadia Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, kills about 30
First footage of white giraffes is posted by the Hirola Conservation Program in northeastern Kenya
Aldi supermarket withdraws all eggs from sale after the chemical fipronil is found in eggs from the Netherlands
UEFA Women's Euro Final: Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema scores 2 as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, the Netherlands
England breaks a 19-year drought in a home Test cricket series against South Africa, beating the Proteas by 177 runs in the 4th Test at Old Trafford; Moeen Ali scores 75 not out and takes 5/69
-year-old fruitcake by Huntley & Palmers is deemed "almost eatable" after being discovered in a hut used by Captain Scott's expedition in Antarctica
Chinese crime writer Liu Yongbiao, after announcing a novel titled "Beautiful Writer Who Killed," is arrested for the murders of four people nearly 22 years earlier
"Unite the Right" march in Charlottesville, Virginia turns violent when a car rams protesters, killing one and injuring 19
An outbreak of cholera began in Yemen in October 2016. The outbreak peaked in 2017 with over 2,000 reported deaths in that year alone.
The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017.
Anti-immigrant One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson is widely criticized for wearing a burqa into the Australian Parliament
Chile's Constitutional Court approves a bill to ease the country's total abortion ban
Triple talaq (instant divorce) and talaq-e-mughallazah (irrevocable divorce) were a type of Islamic divorce previously available to Muslims in India, especially adherents of Hanafi Sunni Islamic...
Airstrike on hotel in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, by Saudi-led coalition leaves at least 30 dead
Largest-ever lottery jackpot win in the US: $758.7 million won by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts in the US Powerball Jackpot
From 1980 to the present, 82 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas.
Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, Spain, following terrorist attacks
Hellboy is a 2019 superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character. A reboot of the Hellboy film series, it is the third live-action entry in the franchise.
Hurricane Harvey sets a rainfall record of 51.88 inches in Cedar Bayou from a tropical cyclone in the continental US, according to the US National Weather Service
Authorities say floods across Bangladesh, Nepal, and India have killed more than 1,200 people and damaged 697,000 houses
Indications that Neanderthals are the first to make glue out of tar are strengthened by research published in "Scientific Reports"
1.4-ton WWII bomb is defused in Frankfurt, Germany, with 60,000 people evacuated, the largest postwar evacuation
Ruby chocolate is a style or distinct variety of chocolate that is pink or purple in color.
An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Pijijiapan, Mexico, killing at least 90 people; it is the strongest Mexican quake in a century
Rashid Khan Arman is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in the T20I format.
Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old tomb of a goldsmith and his family in Draa Abul-Naga, Egypt
Ai Mori wins gold in lead climbing at the IFSC Youth World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria
A monster fatberg, 250 meters long, the size of 11 buses, and weighing 130 tons, is found in sewers under East London
19 people die when a boat capsizes on Yamun River in Uttar Pradesh, India
Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29
New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history, beating the Springboks 57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany, NZ
Évian Championship Women's Golf, Évian Resort GC: Anna Nordqvist of Sweden defeats Brittany Altomare on the first sudden-death playoff hole; event is reduced to 54 holes after day one is abandoned due to bad weather
England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned from driving for 2 years
7.1 earthquake south east of Mexico City kills over 300
Alex Puccio (born Alexandrea Elizabeth Cocca on June 15, 1989 in McKinney, Texas) is an American professional climber specializing in bouldering.
Andre Michael Ward is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017.
Laver Cup Men's Tennis, Prague: Roger Federer remains unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World 15-9 in the inaugural team event
LeBron James calls President Donald Trump "U Bum" in a tweet in response to Trump's comments about Stephen Curry
Margo Hayes completes the third-ever female ascent of a 9a+ (5.15a) graded route by climbing Realization/Biographie in Céüse, France
Anthony Weiner is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York City who has been involved in multiple scandals related to sexting. The first scandal began when Weiner...
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.
Researchers confirm the existence of the giant tree rat "Vika" in the Solomon Islands, which can crack open coconuts
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( LOO-ee DRY-fəs; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer.
Indonesian man survives a fight with a giant python 7.8 m long in Batang Gansal
US scientists Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young are awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their work on the body clock
Chinese pianist Lang Lang plays Carnegie Hall one-handed due to injury, with 14-year-old Maxim Lando playing his left hand for Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 invasion of Iraq,...
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with...
New Zealand clinches its 5th Rugby Championship with a 25-24 win over South Africa in Cape Town; All Blacks remain undefeated in 6 games
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St.
Wildfires ignite in Northern California wine country, killing at least 41 people over the following week and leading to the evacuation of 20,000 people
Richard H. Thaler is an American economist and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
TripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, as the world's best restaurant
wildfires occur in Portugal and Northern Spain fanned by winds from Hurricane Ophelia, killing at least 35
Findings are published of a neutron star collision that occurs two months prior on August 17, the first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light, confirming that heavy elements such as gold result from such collisions
George Saunders is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize.
Pollution is linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide, or 9 million, in 2015, according to a report published in "The Lancet"
"LA Times" publishes investigation with 38 woman accusing Hollywood writer-director James Toback of sexual harassment
National Party of New Zealand found guilty of breaching the copyright of rapper Eminem's publisher and ordered to pay $413,000 for use of the song “Eminem Esque”
Actor Kevin Spacey issues apology after actor Anthony Rapp accuses him of inappropriate sexual behaviour when he was 14
Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor. He has won a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Actor Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award.
A judge on Maui, Hawaii, orders a man to write 144 compliments to his ex-girlfriend after violating a protection order by sending her 144 malicious text messages and calls
Boiler explosion at a NTPC government-run coal-fired power plant in Rae Bareli, India, kills 29
Jason Mraz makes his Broadway debut, joining the ongoing production of the musical "Waitress" as the male lead
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns in a shock TV broadcast from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid concerns he is being forcibly detained
Bodies of 26 migrant teenage girls recovered from the Mediterranean, another 400 migrants rescued
French-American rock climber Brooke Raboutou wins 3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) at the Pan American Youth Championship in Montreal, Canada
New York City Marathon: Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya wins men's race in 2:10:53, 3 seconds ahead of Wilson Kipsang; Shalane Flanagan (2:26:53) first American to win women's race since 1977
US President Donald Trump begins a 12-day trip to Asia in Toyko, Japan
Danica Anthony Roem ( ROHM; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024.
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls in "Washington Post" report
BBC removes drama from Christmas line-up after one of its stars, Ed Westwick, accused of rape by two women
Largest Singles Day sales ever - Alibaba says its sales alone were $25.3 billion
7.3 earthquake hits near Halabjal, Iraq, on border with Iran, killing over 500 people, with 7,000 injured
First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York
3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request
19 countries pledge to phase out coal at UN Climate Summit in Bonn, Germany
Bulgarian tennis star Gregor Dimitrov breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals title with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in London over David Goffin of Belgium
Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
Atlanta's Georgia Dome, once the world's largest covered stadium, is destroyed in a controlled implosion
Charles Peete Rose Jr. is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show Charlie Rose on PBS and Bloomberg LP.
Robson de Souzasõ d (ʒi) ˈsowzɐ]; born 25 January 1984), known as Robinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 1996, at 12 years of age, Robinho was picked by...
18 women accuse Jean-Claude Arnault with ties to the Nobel Prize Committee of sexual assault and harassment in Swedish Dagens Nyheter newspaper
Naya Marie Rivera ( NY-ə riv-AIR-ə; January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee. She began her...
British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes second in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 46 points from Sebastian Vettel
Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department confirm it has had 31,801 call outs to deal with snakes this year
India's Supreme Court rejects appeal to block global release of controversial film "Padmavati" [1]
Matthew Todd Lauer is an American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News.
Def Jam founder Russell Simmons steps down from his companies after allegations of sexual misconduct
Egyptian lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh sentenced to 3 years in prison for saying women wearing ripped jeans should be raped
First pizza party in space is held by astronauts on the International Space Station
Benjamin Lee McAdoo is an American football coach who is currently serving as a senior defensive assistant of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL).
Artist Lubaina Himid wins Britain's Turner Prize as the oldest person at 63 and the first woman of color
Australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage
Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Attempted suicide terrorist bomb attack in New York wounds 3, bomb fails to fully detonate
Westfield Corporation was an Australian commercial real estate company and operator of shopping centres.
Australian government establishes a Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m)
Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the WACA in Perth
European Commission triggers first step of its article 7 procedure issuing Poland with formal warning of risk to voting rights
Lady Gaga signs Las Vegas residency deal for $75m at MGM Park Theatre
On December 6, 2017, the United States of America officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel.
UN Security Council votes 15 to 0 for additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures to slash the country's petrol imports by up to 90%
Iranian woman Vida Mohaved arrested for protesting against policy of compulsory hijab, sparking other protests
The 2017 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The ivory trade is the commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, black and white rhinos, mammoth, and most commonly, African and Asian elephants. Ivory...
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, known professionally as Lorde ( LORD), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter.
Mário Soares, Portuguese statesman, known for portuguese statesman, died on 2017-01-07.
Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author, known for english journalist and author, died on 2017-01-10.
Mary Tyler Moore, American actress & television producer, known for american actress & television producer, died on 2017-01-25.
Chuck Berry, American musician, known for american musician, died on 2017-03-18. Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter;…
Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician, known for american baseball player and politician, died on 2017-05-26.
Tom Petty, American rock musician, known for american rock musician, died on 2017-10-02. Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Charles Manson, American criminal and cult leader, known for american criminal and cult leader, died on 2017-11-19.