January 17 in History

17 January in History – 116 years ago

Second Venezuela Crisis

South America 1903: Second Venezuela Crisis

Following Venezuela’s refusal to pay its foreign debts, Britain, Germany, and Italy... SEE MORE...
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Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1941: Japanese Intervention in French Indochina
Southern Asia 1941
Japanese Intervention in French Indochina
Germany’s defeat of France in 1940 left the French overseas empire vulnerable. Japan,...
Historical Atlas of South America 1903: Second Venezuela Crisis
South America 1903
Second Venezuela Crisis
Following Venezuela’s refusal to pay its foreign debts, Britain, Germany, and Italy...
 

Starting on 17 January 1920

British destroy Dervish State

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
Vistula-Oder Offensive
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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