Historical Events for 17th July 2023

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1912 - IAF (Intl Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden
1951 - Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts, is chartered
1959 - "North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint premieres in Los Angeles
1962 - Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft)
1966 - Jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3)
1976 - Indonesian president Suharto annexes East Timor
1981 - Humber Estuary Bridge in UK opens, world's longest span (1.4 km)
2005 - 13th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win
2015 - Suicide bomber in Khan Bani Saad, Iraq, kills 120, ISIS claims responsibility
2021 - 73rd Cannes Film Festival: Titane wins Palme d'Or, its director Frenchwoman Julie Ducournau only 2nd woman to win

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