Historical Events for 17th January 2023

[CoM Moderators]

1377 - Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon
1893 - Franco-Russian Alliance is signed
1912 - Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen
1915 - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens
1915 - Jerome Kern and Harry B. Smith's musical "Love o' Mike" opens at the Shubert Theatre (later transferring to the Maxine Elliott and Casino theatres), NYC; runs for 233 performances
1945 - Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation
1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by Soviet secret police in Hungary
1961 - 11th NBA All-Star Game, Onondaga County Coliseum, Syracuse, NY: West beats East, 153-131; MVP: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals, PG; at 22, youngest player to receive All-Star MVP honours, 23 points and 14 assists
1989 - Murden and Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)
2007 - Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's 1st nuclear test

More Historical Events »