Ephemeris of August 17: What happened in the world on a day like today?

He 17 of August In 1958, the first attempt in history to send a rocket to the Moon failed, when an American unmanned rocket exploded in midair.

OTHER EVENTS

1502.- Christopher Columbus takes possession of the territory of Honduras on behalf of the Kings of Spain.

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1780.- It is inaugurated on Protomedicate of Buenos Airesunder the government of the viceroy Juan Jose Vartiza memorable date in the annals of Argentine medicine.

1807.- The American robert fulton launches his steam-powered boat from the port of NY.

1850.- He died in the French town of Boulogne-sur-Mer Jose de San Martinconsidered the Father of the Nation and liberator of Argentina.

1865.- the allied forces of Argentines, brazilian and uruguayans Paraguayans defeated in the battle of Yataity.

1888.- Antonio Flores Jijon assumes the presidency of Ecuador.

1935.- are dissolved in Germany Masonic lodges and confiscated their assets.

1943.- The island of Sicily it is totally liberated by British and American troops.

[1945- Sukarno proclaims the independence of Indonesia and becomes its first president.

.- George Orwell public Rebelion on the farmlater taken from the animated film by john stephenson.

1946.- The brazilian constitution.

1956.- He Constitutional Court of the FRG decrees the dissolution of communist party.

1958.- Failure of the first attempt in history to send a rocket to the Moon. An American unmanned rocket explodes in the air.

1962.- For the first time, two Soviet astronauts go around the Earth Land.

1976.- A earthquake and one gigantic wave causes 3,000 deaths in Philippines.

1978.- American balloonists ben abruzzoMax Anderson and Larry Newman cross the Atlantic aboard the Double Eagle II balloon.

1982.- Phillips throw the first Compact Disk (CD).

1987.- Start your broadcasts on Argentina, the 100considered the number 1 Spanish-speaking radio.

1988.- The president of Venezuela dies in an attack on his plane Pakistan Zia Ul Haq.

nineteen ninety five.- China pops in Lop Nor (region of xijiang) its 43rd nuclear bomb since 1964, ten times more powerful than that of hiroshima.

1998.- The president of USA, Bill Clintonadmits before a jury that he had “an inappropriate relationship” with Monica Lewinsky.

1999.- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shake the west Türkiye and causes more than 17,000 deaths.

2006.- He lebanese government the deployment of 15,000 soldiers to the south of the litani riverin compliance with resolution 1701 of the UN.

.- He Tungurahua volcanoin Ecuadorregisters the strongest eruption in 120 years, which causes the death of at least four people, devastates extensive areas of crops and forces the evacuation of thousands of people.

2008.- Iran launches for the first time a self-made space satellite, which bears the name of “omid”.

.- The American swimmer Michael Phelps exceeds in Beijing the world record of Mark Spitz by winning eight gold medals in about Olympic Games.

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2014.- The former commander-in-chief of the Chilean army dies Ricardo Izurietasuccessor to the dictator Augusto Pinochet In the institution.

2015.- The government of South Sudan and the rebels sign a new peace agreement in Addis Ababa after intense negotiations.

2016.- North Korea announces that it has resumed production of plutonium.

2017.- attacks in Spain with 16 deaths (14 in The Ramblas of Barcelona), the bloodiest after the 11 M.

2018.- They conclude in Buenos Aires the tasks of restoration and enhancement of the personal library of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.

2019.- A suicide bomber detonates his explosive charge in a room where a wedding banquet was being held in Kabul (Afghanistan) and kills 80 people.

2022.- Israel and Türkiye reestablish diplomatic ties after ten years of tension.

.- The Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana is disqualified from Tour de France for testing positive for tramadol.

BIRTHS

1893.- Mae WestAmerican actress.

1920.- Maureen O’HaraIrish actress.

1926.- jiang zeminformer president of China.

1930.- ted hughesEnglish writer.

1932.- Vidia S. NaipaulBritish writer and Nobel Prize winner in 2001.

1943.- robert deniroAmerican actor.

1944.- Larry EllisonAmerican computer scientist, founder of Oracle.

1952.- Nelson PiquetBrazilian former Formula-1 driver.

1952.- Guillermo VillasArgentine tennis player.

1954.- Andres Pastrana ArangoColombian politician.

1956.- Alvaro PinoSpanish cyclist.

1960.- Sean PennAmerican actor.

1968.- Helen McCroryBritish actress.

DEATHS

1786.- Frederick II “The Great”King of Prussia.

1850.- jose san martinArgentine soldier, hero of American independence.

1955.- Fernand LegerFrench painter.

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1987.- Rudolf HessGerman soldier, Hitler’s lieutenant.

2010.- Francesco Cossigaformer President of the Italian Republic.

2016.- Arthur HillerCanadian filmmaker.

Source: Elcomercio

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