What day is December 17? Historical events that took place on December 17

Domestic events taking place on December 17

December 17, 1096:Zen Master Man Giac's birth date, real name Ly Truong, was born in 1052. He understood both Confucianism and Buddhism, so at the age of 20 he was chosen to teach the Prince. Shortly after, he became a monk and received the heart seal from Master Quang Tri, continuing the 8th generation of the Quan Bich Zen lineage, with many students.

December 17, 1923:The day of the death of patriot Tran Xuan Soan, he was born in 1849, his hometown was Thanh Hoa. In 1885, the capital city of Hue fell, he and the high-ranking mandarin Ton That Thuyet took King Ham Nghi to Ha Tinh, then returned to Thanh Hoa to direct the resistance. When the insurgent army weakened, he went to China, met with Ton That Thuyet in Long Chau to organize troops to operate at the border.

December 17, 1946:From 7am to 12pm, French reconnaissance planes flew over Hanoi. They brought bulldozers and cranes to destroy the fighting positions of the Lo Duc street militia, fired cannons at Hang Bun and Yen Ninh streets, collapsing rows of houses and killing hundreds of people.

December 17, 1980:Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema was established on the basis of merging the art majors of Vietnam Cinema School and Vietnam Theatre School.

December 17, 1985:Major General, Professor, Doctor Do Xuan Hop passed away. He was born in 1906 in Hanoi. At the age of 26, he was an assistant lecturer in the anatomy department at Hanoi Medical University. He wrote many books and had many research works on medicine.

December 17, 2010:Son La Hydropower Plant put Unit 1 with a capacity of 400 MW into operation, generating electricity to the national grid and welcoming the 11th National Party Congress.

International events taking place on December 17

December 17, 1778:Humphry Davy's birthday. He was born in England, and began his scientific research career at the age of 20. He was the founder of the new science of electrochemistry, the one who discovered the method of electrolysis of metal salts, and he also proved the nature of the element Chlorine.

December 17, 1865:Symphony No. 8 in B minor by German musical genius Franz Schubert is performed for the first time.

December 17, 1892:Vogue magazine was first published.

December 17, 1938:German chemist Otto Hahn discovered the nuclear fission reaction of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technical foundation of nuclear energy.

December 17, 1991:Boris Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to dissolve the Soviet Union and declare the establishment of the Commonwealth on New Year's Day.

December 17, 2011:Kim Jong-il's death. Kim Jong-il was the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1994 until his death. He was the son of Kim Il-sung, founder of the Workers' Party of Korea, and the biological father of current leader Kim Jong-un.