January 17 in History

17 January in History – 84 years ago

Southern Asia 1941: Japanese Intervention in French Indochina

Germany's defeat of France in 1940 left the French overseas empire vulnerable. Japan, which... SEE MORE…

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Southern Asia 1941

Japanese Intervention in French Indochina

Germany's defeat of France in 1940 left the French overseas empire vulnerable. Japan, which was...

South America 1903

Second Venezuela Crisis

Following Venezuela's refusal to pay its foreign debts, Britain, Germany, and Italy blockaded...

on 17 January 1945

Soviets overrun Poland and eastern Germany

All Events on 17 January

starts 1991

US-led coalition liberates Kuwait from Iraqi invasion

ends 1963

UN occupies Katanga, restoring it to the Congo

1961

Katangan authorities murder Lumumba

1945

Soviets overrun Poland and eastern Germany

starts 1929

Kalakani rules as King in Kabul

starts 1920

British destroy Dervish State

ends 1915

Ottomans defeated at Sarikamish

starts 1903

German warships bombard Fort San Carlos, Venezuela

1899

US takes possession of Wake Island

ends 1881

Chilean forces capture Lima

ends 1866

NZ government confiscates ‘rebel’ Māori lands

1840

Republic of Rio Grande declared

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