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Wright Brothers Day (December 17) is a United States national observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. [1]
December 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Accession Day (Bahrain) International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers; Kurdish Flag Day (Global Kurdish population) National Day (Bhutan) Pan American Aviation Day (United States) Wright Brothers Day, a United States federal observance by Presidential proclamation; References
Music/DateOfBirth/December 17. Tommy Steele, Brit actor and singer, turns 87. Art Neville, American pianist and vocalist with The Neville Brothers, turns 86. Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Brazilian guitarist, turns 79. Vyacheslav Ganelin, Lithuanian multi-instrumentalist, turns 79.
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Dies natalis (birthday) was held at the temple of Tellus on December 13, Consualia was held on December 15, Saturnalia was held December 17–23, Opiconsivia was held on December 19, Divalia was held on December 21, Larentalia was held on December 23, and the dies natalis of Sol Invictus was held on December 25. These dates do not correspond to ...
December 17: 1706 - Birth of Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749) 1778 - Birth of Sir Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829) 1835 - Birth of Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, American scientist; son of Louis Agassiz; 1900 - Birth of Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)
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Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended through 23 December, for a total of seven days of festivities.
Pan American Aviation Day. Date. December 17. Next time. December 17, 2023. ( 2023-12-17) Frequency. annual. Pan American Aviation Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed December 17.
Betty White: A Celebration. Betty White: A Celebration, originally titled Betty White: 100 Years Young – A Birthday Celebration, is an American documentary film about the actress Betty White. It was released in theaters on what would have been her 100th birthday, January 17, 2022. White died on December 31, 2021, from complications following ...