Historical Events
- "This is Burlesque" closes at Princess Theater NYC after 28 performances
- Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicts Wayne B William 23-year-old photographers, for murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta
- Glasdrumman ambush: the Provisional Irish Republican Army attack a British Army post in South Armagh, killing 1 soldier and injuring another
- Humber Estuary Bridge in UK opens, world's longest span (1.4 km)
- Israeli bombers destroy PLO/al-Fatah headquarters in Beirut
- Lobby walkways at Kansas City's Hyatt Regency hotel collapse killing 114 and injuring over 200
- USSR performs nuclear Test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
About July 17, 1981
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 42 years, 9 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
#1 Song: Ghost Town - Specials
