July 17th (1998) was a Friday. It's the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th July, 1998
» 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake known as Papua New Guinea earthquake: A tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake destroys 10 villages in Papua New Guinea killing an estimated 3,183, leaving 2,000 more unaccounted for and thousands more homeless.
» A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a International Criminal Court known as permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the cri
July 17th Famous Deaths for 1998
» Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
July 17th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
» Alexius of Rome (Latin Church or Western Church)
» Saint Kenelm e.g Cynehelm
» Cynllo
» Jadwiga of Poland
» Martyrs of Compiègne
» Magnus Felix Ennodius
» Saint Marcellina known as Marcellina
» Saint Piatus known as Piatus of Tournai
» Canonization of the Romanovs called Romanov sainthood (Russian Orthodox Church)
» Scillitan Martyrs e.g Speratus and companions
» William White (bishop of Pennsylvania) (Episcopal Church (USA))
» July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Constitution Day (South Korea)
» Remembrance days in Slovakia known as Independence Day (Slovakia)