WORLD HISTORY · 2017 日本語
Events of 2017Heisei 29 (Japan) · Year of the Rooster
What happened in 2017?
In July 2017, record rainfall struck northern Kyushu, and in October Japan held its first general election since the voting age was lowered to 18. In December, the Imperial Household Council set Emperor Akihito's abdication date for April 30, 2019.
- Trump inaugurated as presidentNorth America
- South Korean President Park Geun-hye removed from officeAsia
- Britain formally triggers Brexit talksEurope
- Lower house committee votes on "conspiracy" billAsia
- Record rainfall hits northern KyushuAsia
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adoptedWorld
- First general election with voting age 18Asia
- Imperial council sets Emperor's abdication dateAsia
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2017 at a glance
| Japanese era | Heisei 29 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Rooster |
| Age of people born in 2017 | Turn 9 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 2016 (Heisei 28) ／ 2018 (Heisei 30) |
| Events | 97 |
| AP World History | Unit 9 (Globalization) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 9 |
Events of 2017 (timeline · 97)
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An attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, during New Year's celebrations, kills 39 people and injures 79 others.
Five people are killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.
Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre, the province of Quebec's first alternative schooling democratic learning centre to support homeschooled youth, opens in the city of Montreal.
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashes into a residential area near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 39 people.
Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, including in Portland, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States.
A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.
Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson are officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia.
The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.
The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.
A naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance.
Syrian civil war: Five hundred members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are airlifted south of the Euphrates by United States Air Force helicopters, beginning the Battle of Tabqa.
A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.
Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
Syria conducts an air strike on Khan Shaykhun using chemical weapons, killing 89 civilians.
U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.
A man deliberately drives a hijacked truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people and injuring fifteen others.
The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place.
The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund is attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, Germany. Three bombs exploded as the bus ferried the team to the Westfalenstadion for the first leg of their quarter-final against Monaco.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.
The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus perform their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.
Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from the race with an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.
Republican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.
A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others.
A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.
Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.
O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.
Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
The Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to three deaths and injuring nearly 50 more.
Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight.
Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.
The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.
Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present): One hundred seventy people are killed in at least 26 separate attacks carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, leading to the governments of Myanmar and Malaysia designating the group as a terrorist organisation.
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004.
China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory.
The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the Euphrates.
Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage.
The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90 billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.
An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.
Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.
The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated a massive truck bomb at the Zobe junction in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing 587 people, injuring 316 others, and leaving more than 500 missing.
Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.
A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Shamshad TV is attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The 7.3 Mw Kermanshah earthquake shakes the northern Iran–Iraq border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 410 people are killed and over 7,000 are injured.
A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home.
Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
A terrorist attack on a Mosque in Al-Rawda, North Sinai, Egypt kills 311 people and injures 128.
The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 1,140 square kilometers (440 sq mi) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Aztec High School shooting: William Atchison kills two students at his former high school.
The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
New York City Subway bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4 billion.
A 6.5Mwearthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java in the city of Tasikmalaya, resulting in four deaths.
Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
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FAQ
What year was 2017 in the Japanese calendar?
2017 was Heisei 29 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2017?
2017 is the Year of the Rooster.
How old is someone born in 2017?
They turn 9 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 2017?
In July 2017, record rainfall struck northern Kyushu, and in October Japan held its first general election since the voting age was lowered to 18. In December, the Imperial Household Council set Emperor Akihito's abdication date for April 30, 2019.
Dates and events are based on Wikipedia and other references. Summaries and regions are written by the site editors.