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17 December 2029
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - The first victims of a mass methanol poisoning which eventually killed over 70 inhabitants of Irkutsk, Russia, began arriving at hospitals.Poisoning in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia
Anniversary
2010 - Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian revolution.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
Anniversary
1990 - American gay rights activist William E. Woods brought three same-sex couples to fill out marriage licenses in Honolulu.Social identity movements
Anniversary
1983 - The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1970 - Polish soldiers fired at workers (memorial pictured) emerging from trains in Gdynia, beginning the government's crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.Unrest in Poland
Historical events
History
2014 - The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.History
2010 - Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.Tunisian who self-immolated (1984–2011)
History
2009 - MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.20th-century cargo ship
History
2005 - Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.Intergovernmental trade organization
History
2005 - Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.King of Bhutan from 1972 to 2006
History
2003 - The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.2002 double murder in Cambridgeshire, England
History
2003 - SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.American experimental spaceplane
History
2003 - Sex work rights activists establish December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of a serial killer who targeted prostitutes, and highlight State violence against sex workers by police and others.Annual awareness day
History
2002 - Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.1998–2003 war in central Africa
History
1997 - Peruvian internal conflict: Fourteen members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement provoke a hostage crisis by taking over the Japanese embassy in Lima.Internal armed conflict in Peru in the late 20th century against Maoist groups
Notable births
Born
1999 - Holly Humberstone, English singer-songwriterBritish singer (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Mirei Sasaki, Japanese singer, model, and actressJapanese actress, reporter, and model
Born
1997 - Naiktha Bains, British-Australian tennis playerAustralian-British tennis player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Marisa Paredes, Spanish film actress (born 1946)Spanish film actress (1946–2024)
Died
2020 - Allen Dines, American politician (born 1921)American politician (1921–2020)
Died
2016 - Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (born 1922)American politician (1922–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
87.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 11.4 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
25.83 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Taurus
17.84 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.