Today in History, English
Today in History, English


IDTimeCategoryEvent
56731May.17Death2014 – C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
56732May.17Death2014 – Bob Odom, American soldier and politician (b. 1935)
56733May.17Death2014 – Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (b. 1944)
56734May.17Death2014 – Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (b. 1953)
56735May.17Death2015 – Chinx, American rapper (b. 1983)
56736May.17Death2015 – Claude Carliez, French fencer and stuntman (b. 1925)
56737May.17Death2015 – Margaret Dunning, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1910)
56738May.17Death2015 – Gerald Steadman Smith, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1929)
56739May.17Holiday and observanceBirthday of the Raja (Perlis)
56740May.17Holiday and observanceChristian feast day:Giulia SalzanoPaschal BaylonWilliam Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA))RestitutaMay 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
56741May.17Holiday and observanceChildren's Day (Norway)
56742May.17Holiday and observanceConstitution Day (Nauru)
56743May.17Holiday and observanceConstitution Day (Norway)
56744May.17Holiday and observanceEarliest date on which Trinity Sunday can fall, while June 20 is the latest celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. (Western Christianity)
56745May.17Holiday and observanceFeast of ‘Aẓamat (Bahá'í Faith)
56746May.17Holiday and observanceGalician Literature Day or Día das Letras Galegas (Galicia)
56747May.17Holiday and observanceNational Day Against Homophobia (Canada)
56748May.17Holiday and observanceInternational Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia aka IDAHO
56749May.17Holiday and observanceLiberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
56750May.17Holiday and observanceNavy Day (Argentina)
56751May.17Holiday and observanceWorld Hypertension Day
56752May.17Holiday and observanceWorld Information Society Day (International)
56753May.18Event332 – Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
56754May.18Event1096 – First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany
56755May.18Event1152 – Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
56756May.18Event1268 – The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
56757May.18Event1291 – Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land
56758May.18Event1302 – Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
56759May.18Event1388 – During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu led a Chinese army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.
56760May.18Event1499 – Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.

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