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What Happened On 17th July 1961 In History

July 17th (1961) was a Monday. It's the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on July 17 in 1961

  • » Guru (rapper) or Guru, American rapper, producer, and actor (Gang Starr) (d. 2010)
  • » Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor
  • » Roy Pienaar, South African cricketer
  • » Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor

July 17th Famous Deaths for 1961

  • » Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)

July 17th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
  • » Alexius of Rome (Latin Church or Western Church)
  • » Saint Kenelm e.g Cynehelm
  • » Cynllo
  • » Jadwiga of Poland
  • » Martyrs of Compiègne
  • » Magnus Felix Ennodius
  • » Saint Marcellina known as Marcellina
  • » Saint Piatus known as Piatus of Tournai
  • » Canonization of the Romanovs called Romanov sainthood (Russian Orthodox Church)
  • » Scillitan Martyrs e.g Speratus and companions
  • » William White (bishop of Pennsylvania) (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Constitution Day (South Korea)
  • » Remembrance days in Slovakia known as Independence Day (Slovakia)

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World History for the 17th July