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Old 07-17-2006, 02:34 PM  
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July 17 the 198th Day (199 in Leap Year) with 167 days Remaining

List of Occurence on July 17 thru HEstory

1) 180 AD - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.

2) 1048 AD - Damasus II appointed Pope.

3) 1762 - Catherine II becomes tzar of Russia upon the accidental murder of Peter III of Russia.

4) 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces.

5) 1897 - Klondike gold rush begins when first sucessful prospectors arrive in Seattle, Washington.

6) 1899 - NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.

7) 1941 - Joe DiMaggio's baseball hitting streak ends at 56 games, by Cleveland Indian pitchers, Al Smith & Jim Bagby.

8) 2006 - A magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean causes a tsunami, damaging the southern part of the Indonesian island of Java
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