What happened on July 17

47 documented historical events happened on July 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Battle of Castillon, the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War, ended with the English losing all holdings in France except the Pale of Calais. On the same day, in another year: Dene men who were acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about twenty Copper Inuit. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 17, including Lou Boudreau, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Albert Stubbins. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

115 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 17, including Pope Leo IV, Empress Dowager Du, Robert Guiscard. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

23 observances are celebrated on July 17 around the world: Christian feast day: Alexius of Rome (Western Church), Christian feast day: Andrew Zorard, Christian feast day: Cynehelm, Christian feast day: Cynllo, Christian feast day: Inácio de Azevedo, Christian feast day: Jadwiga of Poland. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.