EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 17
Friday, July 17, 2026
Day 197 of 2026 | Week 29 | 162 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.
A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries.
Eric Garner is killed by police officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York City, after the latter put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him.
TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.
The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, India, killing 60 people.
The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured.
A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath)
American NBA player (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
Canadian author and activist
Belgian cyclist
English singer ("I Just Can't Wait")
American screenwriter and television producer (Yellowstone
Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden
American comedian and actress (Crazy
American actress (Monk
American NBA guard & basketball executive (Washington Bullets)
American alt-rock multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (The Folk Implosion
American golfer (4 PGA Tour wins)
Swedish politician
English actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
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