What day is January 17? Historical events that took place on January 17
This day in history January 17th. The most notable events that took place on January 17th range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on January 17
January 17, 1960:The day of the uprising of the Ben Tre people. Under the leadership of the Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee, the people of Dinh Thuy, Phuoc Hiep, and Binh Khanh communes of Mo Cay district rose up to attack the outposts, destroy the villains, dissolve the enemy government, and seize control of the villages and communes. From those three communes, the uprising spread throughout Mo Cay district and Ben Tre province. Then, the "Dong Khoi" movement broke out like a dam bursting throughout the South, the Central Highlands, and some places in the Central Central region. The "Dong Khoi" movement dealt a heavy blow to the US's neo-colonial policy in the South, breaking down the enemy's administrative system in the countryside piece by piece. The period of temporary stability of the enemy government ended, moving into a period of continuous crisis.
January 17, 1996:Professor Ton That Bach was appointed as an Academician of the French Academy of Anatomy. Professor Ton That Bach was born on February 25, 1946 in Hanoi. He was the former Principal of Hanoi Medical University, Director of the Vietnam - Germany Friendship Hospital, National Assembly delegate of the 9th, 10th, and 11th terms, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Social Affairs, Vice President of the Vietnam Surgical Association...
January 17, 2011:In Hanoi, the Central Propaganda Department, the National Political Publishing House - Truth and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration jointly organized the announcement ceremony of the third edition of the complete works of Ho Chi Minh. This edition consists of 15 volumes, with more than 3,300 important works, of which more than 800 new documents (from 1912 to 1969) have been verified and appraised.
International events taking place on January 17
January 17, 1773:Captain James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle.
January 17, 1811:Mexican War of Independence: At the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a Spanish army of 6,000 soldiers defeated a Mexican revolutionary army of nearly 100,000 men.
January 17, 1991:The US-led military coalition launched its first attack with missiles launched from US warships off the Persian Gulf and then used bombers to hit key targets in Kuwait and Iraq.
January 17, 1992:During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi apologized for Japanese soldiers forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
January 17, 1995:The Great Hanshin earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the revised magnitude scale of the Japan Meteorological Agency, struck near the city of Kobe, Japan, destroying the entire city and killing 6,433 people.
