December 17 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Mawlāna Shaykh Nāzim al-Haqqāni (ق) major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2014 — The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1960. ↗
• 2010 — Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. ↗
• 2009 — MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals. ↗
• 2005 — Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. ↗
• 2005 — Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1998 — Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
• 1997 — Naiktha Bains, Australian tennis player
• 1997 — Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater
• 1996 — Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater
• 1994 — Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player