Historical Events for 17th December 2023

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1526 - Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
1895 - George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass)
1920 - British Empire receives League of Nations mandate over Nauru
1944 - San Francisco M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service and is extended to Market St
1965 - British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia
1970 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1971 - "Diamonds are Forever", 7th James Bond film, last starring Sean Conner, also starring Jill St. John is 1st released in West Germany
1971 - Cease fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir
1988 - NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2
2017 - Sebastián Piñera wins Chile's presidential election run-off, returning to office after 4 years

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