October 17

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2021

The Russian Soyuz MS-18 spaceflight landed in the Kazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan.

2019

Lana Del Rey's song 'Video Games' was named song of the decade at the Q Awards in London.

2008

Iran attempted to create the world's largest sandwich at 1,500 meters long but failed due to a crowd eating it before it was measured.

2006

The US population reached 300 million people.

1990

IMDB (Internet Movie Database) was founded. It was incorporated as a website in January 1996.

1979

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to humanitarian Mother Teresa.

1956

The adventure comedy movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' premiered in New York, US.

1933

Albert Einstein safely arrived in the US after fleeing Nazi Germany.

1931

Infamous gangster, Al Capone, was convicted of income tax evasion.

1888

Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.

1814

The London Beer Flood, an industrial accident that created a 'beer tsunami,' resulted in the death of nine people.

1797

The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed between France and Austria.

1660

Nine regicides of King Charles I were sentenced to death.

1456

The University of Greifswald was founded in Germany. It was the second university in continental Northern Europe.