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Historical events & facts — July 17
What happened on July 17?
On July 17, 1945, the leaders of the three great Allied powers — Harry Truman (US), Winston Churchill (UK) and Josef Stalin (USSR) — met in Potsdam, Germany, to decide the future of Europe after the Nazi defeat. During the conference, Truman discreetly informed Stalin of the existence of the atomic bomb, which had just been tested the previous day at Trinity.
On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. International investigations concluded that the missile belonged to the 4th Guards Tank Division of the Russian army. The incident occurred in the midst of fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists.
On July 17, 1936, General Francisco Franco and other military officers launched the uprising against the Republican government of Spain from Morocco, triggering the Spanish Civil War. The coup, intended to be swift, failed in the major cities but succeeded in parts of the country, leading to a nearly three-year war that caused between 200,000 and 500,000 deaths.
Notable birthdays — July 17
Famous people born on July 17
Naser al-Din Shah
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. Initially seeking to modernise Iran, his style of governance became more dictatorial over the course of his reign. His reign saw the Second Herat War (1856), the subsequent Anglo-Persian War (1857) and internal unrest, Tobacco Protest (1890-1891).
Arthur Rothstein
Arthur Rothstein was an American photographer. His career spanned five decades, and he received recognition as one of America's premier photojournalists.
Toni Stone
Toni Stone, born as Marcenia Lyle Stone, was an American female professional baseball player who played in predominantly male leagues. In 1953, she became the first woman to play as a regular on an American major-level professional baseball team when she joined the Indianapolis Clowns in the previously all-male Negro leagues..
Wojciech Kilar
Wojciech Kilar was a Polish classical and film music composer. One of his greatest successes came with his score to Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992, which received the ASCAP Award and the nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Music. In 2003, he won the César Award for Best Film Music written for The Pianist, for which he also received a BAFTA nomination.
Mimi Hines
Mimi Hines was a Canadian actress, singer, and comedian, best known for her appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show and her work on Broadway. She succeeded Barbra Streisand in the original production of Funny Girl.
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