Revolts, massacres and attacks178
- Manchester Arena bombingMurders
- 2017 Istanbul nightclub attackMassacres
- 2017 Las Vegas shootingMassacres
- 2017 Catalonia attacksMurders
- 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attackAttacks
- June 2017 London attackMurders
- 2017–2018 Iranian protests2017–2018 · Revolts & coups
- 2017 Sinai mosque attackAttacks
- 2017 Tehran attacksAttacks
- 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- Khan Shaykhun chemical attackAttacks
- Sutherland Springs church shootingAttacks
- 2017 Lower Manhattan attackAttacks
- 2017 Quebec City mosque shootingAttacks
- 2017 Turku attackAttacks
- 2017 Parsons Green bombingAttacks
- 2017 attack on Borussia Dortmund team busAttacks
- Iranian protests against compulsory hijabRevolts & coups
- January 2017 Jerusalem vehicular attackMurders
- 2017 Minya bus attackAttacks
- assassination of Kim Jong-namAttacks
- 2017 Brussels attackAttacks
- 2017 Fort Lauderdale Airport shootingAttacks
- 2017 shelling of AlxanlıAttacks
- Congressional baseball shootingAttacks
- Charlottesville car attackMurders
- Islamic State insurgency in IraqRevolts & coups
- murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty GermanMurders
- 2017 Paris machete attackAttacks
- 2017 Haryana riotsRevolts & coups
- March 2017 Kabul attackMurders
- 2017 Caracas helicopter incidentAttacks
- 2017 Ivory Coast mutinyRevolts & coups
- 2017 Nigerian refugee camp bombingAttacks
- 2017 Ouagadougou attackAttacks
- murder of Kim WallMurders
- 2017 al-Jina mosque airstrikeAttacks
- 2017 Mosul airstrikeMassacres
- 2017 Port Authority Bus Terminal explosionAttacks
- 2017 Temple Mount shootingAttacks
+138 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges85
- Siege of MarawiBattles
- Islamist insurgency in MozambiqueWars & conflicts
- Battle of RaqqaBattles
- Anglophone CrisisWars & conflicts
- 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflictWars & conflicts
- 2017–18 North Korea crisisWars & conflicts
- April 2017 Achin airstrikeWars & conflicts
- Battle of KirkukBattles
- Palmyra offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of AvdiivkaBattles
- Tal Afar offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishBattles
- 2017 Hawija offensiveBattles
- Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)2017–2019 · Wars & conflicts
- 2017 Hama offensiveBattles
- 2017 Temple Mount crisisWars & conflicts
- Iraq and Afghanistan MemorialWars & conflicts
- Syrian Desert campaignWars & conflicts
- 2017 Abu Kamal offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2017 Western Iraq campaignWars & conflicts
- Battle of TabqaBattles
- Deir ez-Zor offensiveWars & conflicts
- Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017)Sieges
- East Aleppo offensive (2017)Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Sana'aBattles
- Beit Jinn offensive2017–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- Brak El-Shati airbase raidBattles
- Fourth Battle of BenghaziBattles
- Maskanah Plains offensiveWars & conflicts
- Northwestern Syria campaignWars & conflicts
- raid on YaklaBattles
- Turkish military operation in Idlib GovernorateWars & conflicts
- 2017 Jobar offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2017 Mayadin offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of HarastaBattles
- Battle of KulbiyowBattles
- Daraa offensive (June 2017)Wars & conflicts
- Eastern Syria campaignWars & conflicts
- Idlib Governorate clashes (January 2017)Wars & conflicts
- ISIL Daraa offensive (February 2017)Wars & conflicts
+45 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires77
- Grenfell Tower fireAccidents
- 2017 Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashAccidents
- 2017 Bahawalpur explosionAccidents
- October 2017 Northern California wildfiresFires & explosions
- 2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashAccidents
- Air France Flight 66Accidents
- 2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crashAccidents
- 2017 Washington train derailmentAccidents
- Peruvian Airlines Flight 112Accidents
- West Wind Aviation Flight 280Accidents
- 2017 Sydney Seaplane crashAccidents
- disappearance of the ARA San JuanAccidents
- 2017 Muzaffarnagar train derailmentAccidents
- Nature Air Flight 9916Accidents
- 2017 Jecheon fireFires & explosions
- 2017 Mumbai stampedeAccidents
- 2017 Verona bus crashAccidents
- Ameristar Charters Flight 9363Accidents
- Davao City mall FireFires & explosions
- Khabarovsk Airlines Flight 463Accidents
- 2017 Bronx apartment fireFires & explosions
- 2017 Leuven derailmentAccidents
- 2017 Patna boat accidentAccidents
- 2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crashAccidents
- Tangerang fireworks disasterAccidents
- 2017 Adendro train derailmentAccidents
- 2017 Balakliia explosionFires & explosions
- 2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fireFires & explosions
- 2017 Oroville Dam crisisAccidents
- Dudelange rail accidentAccidents
- Millas crashAccidents
- Summit Air Flight 409Accidents
- 2017 Batumi hotel fireFires & explosions
- 2017 Mengalum Island boat accidentAccidents
- 2017 Teterboro Learjet crashAccidents
- Collapsed Plasco BuildingAccidents
- Meerbusch train crashAccidents
- Seoul Seongdong Fire StationFires & explosions
- 2017 Brooklyn train crashAccidents
- 2017 Essendon Airport Beechcraft King Air crashAccidents
+37 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters69
- 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Oaxaca and Chiapas EarthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Pedrógão Grande WildfireNatural disasters
- 2017 Central Mexico earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 South Asian floodsNatural disasters
- Typhoon TembinNatural disasters
- Sierra Leone mudslidesNatural disasters
- 2017 Sichuan landslideNatural disasters
- 2017–2018 eruptions of Mount AgungNatural disasters
- Greek–Turkish earthquake of 2017Natural disasters
- 2017 Farindola avalancheNatural disasters
- 2017 Benue State floodingNatural disasters
- 2017 Pohang earthquakeNatural disasters
- January 2017 Central Italy earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2017 Ischia earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Somalian droughtNatural disasters
- Cyclone NumaNatural disasters
- Pepsi Fruit Juice FloodNatural disasters
- 2017 Java EarthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone GitaNatural disasters
- Goodwin FireNatural disasters
- 2017 Surigao earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Tripura earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Uttarakhand earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Costa Rica earthquakeNatural disasters
- Medicane EuredikeNatural disasters
- 2017 Bangladesh landslidesNatural disasters
- 2017 Hojedk earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Lesbos earthquakeNatural disasters
- Thomas Fire2017–2018 · Natural disasters
- Tubbs FireNatural disasters
- 2017 Bihar FloodNatural disasters
- 2017 Botswana earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Livorno floodsNatural disasters
- 2017 Milin earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2017 Nasu avalancheNatural disasters
- 2017 Northern Kyushu FloodNatural disasters
- 2017 Valparaiso earthquakeNatural disasters
- Frye FireNatural disasters
+29 less-known, on the globe.
Expeditions3
Treaties, councils and politics2
Already under way in 201769
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Donbas2014–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Libyan Civil War2014–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Mosul2016–2017 · Battles
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraqi Civil War of 2014–20172014–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- Operation Euphrates Shield2016–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Minsk II2015–2022 · Treaties
- Operation Inherent Resolve2014–2026 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 201723
- Battle of Mosul2016–2017 · Battles
- Iraqi Civil War of 2014–20172014–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Euphrates Shield2016–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire2016–2017 · Natural disasters
- insurgency in the North Caucasus2009–2017 · Revolts & coups
- Iraqi Turkmen genocide2014–2017 · Massacres
- Siege of Homs2011–2017 · Sieges
- Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon2011–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of al-Bab2016–2017 · Battles
Founded or built in 2017136
- NeomSettlements
- Federation TowerBuildings
- Ping An Finance CentreBuildings
- Grand Hyatt ManilaHotels & shops
- Wilshire Grand CenterBuildings
- National Memorial Hall (Mount Herzl)Monuments
- Changsha IFSTowers
- Fearless GirlMonuments
- Azrieli Sarona TowerBuildings
- Palais RoyaleBuildings
- Dr. Bhupen Hazarika BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Address BoulevardHotels & shops
- Capital Market Authority HeadquartersBuildings
- Bosmal City CenterBuildings
- China Resources TowerBuildings
- FC Bayern CampusBuildings
- Generali TowerBuildings
- Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture ParkMonuments
- 150 North Riverside ChicagoBuildings
- Britam TowerBuildings
- Torre KOIBuildings
- 610 Lexington AvenueBuildings
- Beth Hamedrash HagadolArchaeology
- Center for Islamic CivilizationBuildings
- Kindred SpiritsMonuments
- Madison Square Park TowerBuildings
- Vici PropertiesHotels & shops
- L'AvenueBuildings
- Logan Century Center 1Towers
- National Monument MH17Monuments
+106 more, on the globe.
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