What Happened on December 14, 2017

Historical Events

  • Australian government establishes a Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
  • British surgeon Simon Bramhall admits to branding the liver of 2 patients with his initials
  • Suicide bomber kills at least 18 police officers at a training centre parade in Mogadishu, Somalia, Islamic group al-Shabab claim responsibility

Lost Raphael Paintings Rediscovered

The Vatican announces it has rediscovered the lost last paintings of Raphael in Vatican Museum, painted in 1520

  • The Walt Disney Company buys most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion
  • Train ploughs into a school bus cutting it in half, killing 4 children and injuring 20 near Perpignan, France
  • US media regulator the Federal Communications Commission votes to end net neutrality

Famous Deaths

  • Lones Wigger, American competitive rifle shooter (Olympic gold/silver-1964, 72), dies at 80
  • Yú Guāngzhōng [Yu Kwang-chung], Taiwanese poet, essayist, and translator (Nostalgia), dies from respiratory failure at 89
Died in 2017 2017 Highlights

About December 14, 2017

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 4 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Sagittarius

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