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May 17, 2023: This Day in History


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2023-05-17

May 17, 1510: Death of Sandro Botticelli, an early Renaissance painter in Europe

May 17, 1606: Execution of a pretender to the throne in Russian history

May 17, 1749: Birth of Edward Jenner, the founder of vaccination

May 17, 1756: Outbreak of the Seven Years' War between Britain and France

May 17, 1792: Establishment of the New York Stock Exchange

May 17, 1928: Opening of the IX Olympic Games

May 17, 1938: Death of Cao Kun

May 17, 1948: End of the Linfen Campaign

May 17, 1949: Chiang Kai-shek transported gold and silver to Taiwan

May 17, 1954: The US Supreme Court declared the segregation of schools unconstitutional

May 17, 1969: The first World Telecommunication Day

May 17, 1973: The US Senate Select Committee began hearings on the Watergate scandal

May 17, 1975: France successfully launched two satellites in one launch

May 17, 1975: Death of Ye Qifang, a renowned translator and professor of journalism

May 17, 1977: Menachem Begin became Prime Minister of Israel

May 17, 1980: Black anti-riot movement in Miami, USA, resulting in 16 deaths

May 17, 1980: The Communist Party of China held a state funeral and memorial service for Liu Shaoqi

May 17, 1984: Death of educator Cheng Fangwu

May 17, 1986: The first historic contact after 37 years of separation across the strait

May 17, 1987: China's first polar research vessel returned to Qingdao

May 17, 1990: China's large-scale civilized survey was successful

May 17, 1995: Jacques Chirac entered the Élysée Palace

May 17, 1995: Boeing 777 officially put into operation

May 17, 1996: Megan's Law

May 17, 1997: American scientists initially revealed the mystery of the biological clock mechanism

May 17, 1997: Yu Bin won the championship of the 9th "Asian Cup" rapid chess, a breakthrough

May 17, 1997: Yanni launched the first performance of his Beijing tour at the Capital Gymnasium

May 17, 2004: Same-sex marriage legalized in Massachusetts, USA

May 17, 2009: The first case of H1N1 influenza patient in mainland China was cured and discharged from hospital