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'''January 17''' is the seventeenth day of the year in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[January 16]], and succeeded by [[January 18]]. Following January 17, there are 348 days in the year (349 in leap years). | '''January 17''' is the seventeenth day of the year in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[January 16]], and succeeded by [[January 18]]. Following January 17, there are 348 days in the year (349 in leap years). | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* 1879 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]], on his way to India, | * 1879 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]], on his way to India, appointed General [[Abner Doubleday]] as Acting President of the [[Theosophical Society]] ad interim. | ||
* 1890 – [[Annie Besant]] | * 1890 – [[Annie Besant]] was elected President of the Blavatsky Lodge, eight months after joining the [[Theosophical Society]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==Holidays and observances== | ==Holidays and observances== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 16 January 2015
January 17 is the seventeenth day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by January 16, and succeeded by January 18. Following January 17, there are 348 days in the year (349 in leap years).
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"All our dignity consists in thought, therefore let us contrive to think well; for that is the principle of morals."
Events
- 1879 – Col. Olcott, on his way to India, appointed General Abner Doubleday as Acting President of the Theosophical Society ad interim.
- 1890 – Annie Besant was elected President of the Blavatsky Lodge, eight months after joining the Theosophical Society.
Births
- None listed for this date.
Deaths
- None listed for this date.
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
External links
Calendar
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