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📰 TODAY IN HISTORY
📆 - May 17
*📜 Events:*
* 1642 — Founding of the city of Montreal.
* 1756 — The Seven Years' War officially begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
* 1814 — The Norwegian Constitution is signed, and Crown Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
* 1846 — Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone.
* 1954 — Civil rights movement in the United States: The U.S. Supreme Court issues a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, prohibiting racial segregation in public schools.
* 1974 — The entity of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant is established, then the project for the world's largest hydroelectric dam, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.
* 2006 — The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to become an artificial reef.
*🌟 Births:*
* 1749 — Edward Jenner, British naturalist and physician (d. 1823).
* 1887 — João da Baiana, Brazilian samba musician (d. 1974).
* 1931 — Marshall Applewhite, American religious leader (d. 1997).
* 1956 — Bob Saget, American actor (d. 2022).
* 1958 — Paul Di'Anno, English singer and songwriter (d. 2024).
* 1971 — Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, consort of the Netherlands.
* 1977 — Alessandra Maestrini, Brazilian actress.
*🕊 Deaths:*
* 1510 — Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445).
* 1829 — John Jay, American diplomat and jurist (b. 1745).
* 1838 — Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician and diplomat (b. 1754).
* 2002 — László Kubala, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1927).
* 2008 — Zélia Gattai, Brazilian writer (b. 1916).
* 2012 — Donna Summer, American singer (b. 1948).
* 2022 — Vangelis, Greek keyboardist and composer (b. 1943).
*📍 Holidays and Recurring Events:*
* International Day Against Homophobia
* World Information Society Day
* International Hypertension Day
* Galegas Letters Day
*Norway:*
* Constitution Day - Norway
*Brazil:*
* Anniversary of the municipality of Biguaçu, Santa Catarina
* Anniversary of the municipality of Virmond, Paraná
* Anniversary of the municipality of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
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