Historical Events
ESPY Awards
13th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win
British Golf Open
British Open Golf, St. Andrews: Tiger Woods wins his 10th major title wire-to-wire by 5 shots from Scotsman Colin Montgomerie
- Canadian Open Women's Golf, Glen Arbour GC: South Korean Meena Lee wins by 1 from Australian Katherine Hull
Famous Weddings
- Actor Ethan Embry (27) weds actress Sunny Mabrey (29)
Famous Deaths
- (Lorenzo) "Laurel" Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music, dies of a heart attack at 78
Edward Heath (1916-2005)
British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1970-74), dies of cancer at 89
- Gavin Lambert, British-American screenwriter (Inside Daisy Clover), dies at 80
- Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish actress (Pawnbroker, Easy Money), dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 91
- Joe Vialls, Australian writer (b. 1944)
Died in 2005 2005 Highlights
About July 17, 2005
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 18 years, 9 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
#1 Song: You're Beautiful - James Blunt
