January 17th in History
January 17th in History
- 1773: Captain Cooks ship becomes the first to cross the Antartic Ocean
- 1911: Failed assassination attempt on premier Aristide Briand in French Assembly
- 1912: English explorer Robert F. Scott is first to reach the South Pole
- 1945: Liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops
- 1959: The African country of Mali is formed with the joining of Senegal and French Sudan
- 1987: President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
January 17th birthdays
- 1706: Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist
- 1820: Anne Bronte, Youngest of the 'Bronte' sisters
- 1880: Mack Sennett, American director
- 1899: Al Capone, American gangster
- 1925: Rock Hudson, American actor
