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The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a devastating and extremely active Atlantic hurricane season, and the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion ( USD ). [nb 1] The season featured 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes. [nb 2] Most of the season's damage was due to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and ...
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The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. This Atlantic hurricane season saw above-normal activity; [nb 1] it was the seventh most active season on record and the most active since 2005. [2] The season officially began on June 1, 2017 and ended on November 30, 2017.
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1. 1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book Revelations of Divine Love. 2. 1501 – Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, set sail for western lands. 3. 1568 – Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI.
1601–1900
1. 1612 – Sword duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiroon the shores of Ganryū Island. Kojiro dies at the end. 2. 1619 – Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason. 3. 1654 – A Venetian fleet under Admiral Cort Adelerbreaks through a line of galleys and defeats the Turkish navy. 4. 1779 – War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria r...
1901–present
1. 1909 – The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Gannawas the eventual winner. 2. 1912 – The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom. 3. 1917 – Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. 4. 1940 – World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes...
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1. 1024 – Hugh of Cluny, French abbot and saint (d. 1109) 2. 1179 – Theobald III, Count of Champagne(d. 1201) 3. 1221 – Alexander Nevsky, Russian prince and saint (d. 1263) 4. 1254 – Marie of Brabant, Queen of France(d. 1321) 5. 1453 – Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, Scottish princess (d. 1488) 6. 1588 – Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (d. 1654) 7. 1597 – Cornelis Schut, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver (d. 1655)
1601–1900
1. 1638 – Richard Simon, French priest and scholar (d. 1712) 2. 1699 – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal(d. 1782) 3. 1712 – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat (d. 1772) 4. 1713 – Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1765) 5. 1717 – Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor(d. 1780) 6. 1730 – Cha...
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1. 1901 – Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher (d. 1975) 2. 1904 – Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist (d. 1984) 3. 1905 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India(d. 1977) 4. 1907 – Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (d. 1989) 5. 1908 – Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (d. 1996) 6. 1909 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (d. 1992) 7. 1911 – Robert Middleton, American actor (d. 1977) 8....
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1. 189 – Emperor Ling of Han, Chinese emperor (b. 156) 2. 1112 – Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola 3. 1176 – Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine(b. 1119) 4. 1285 – Robert de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros 5. 1312 – Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine(b. 1263) 6. 1573 – Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (b. 1521)
1601–1900
1. 1612 – Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese master swordsman(b. 1575) 2. 1619 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547) 3. 1704 – Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (b. 1632) 4. 1726 – Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Italian singer (b. 1659) 5. 1782 – Daniel Solander, Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (b. 1736) 6. 1807 – Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1721) 7. 1809 – Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731) 8. 1832 – Georges Cuvier, French zoolog...
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1. 1903 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines(b. 1864) 2. 1916 – Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859) 3. 1921 – Jean Aicard, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848) 4. 1926 – Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop (b. 1857) 5. 1929 – Arthur Scherbius, German electrical engineer, invented the Enigma machine(b. 1878) 6. 1930 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, Nobel Prizel...
Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)Christian feast day:Rotuma Day (Rotuma)The New York Times: On This DayIn October 2017, FX renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on February 28, 2019, and consisted of 12 episodes, all directed by Adlon. In November 2017, after Louis C.K. confirmed the sexual misconduct allegations against him were true, FX canceled their overall deal with C.K. and his production company, Pig Newton. It was ...
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Unix time. 1483228800 – 1514764799. 2017 ( MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
The 2017 NFL season was the 98th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL) and the 52nd of the Super Bowl era. The season began on September 7, 2017, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots in the NFL Kickoff Game .
13 Reasons Why: Created by Brian Yorkey. With Dylan Minnette, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn. Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.
