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'''December 17''' is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[December 16]], and succeeded by [[December 18]]. Following December 17, there are 14 days in the year. | |||
' | ==Blavatsky's Gem of the Day== | ||
"If you examine a man that has been well-disciplined and purified by philosophy, you will find nothing that is unsound, false, or foul in him." | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* 1878 – [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] left New York for India. | * 1878 – [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] left New York for India. | ||
* | * 1882 – [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] left Bombay to establish the [[Adyar (campus)|new Headquarters]] at [[Adyar, Chennai, India|Adyar, Madras]]. | ||
* 1884 – [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] arrived at Madras after her visit to Europe and received a tumultuous reception. She spoke at a Pachaiappa's Hall packed with supporters, declaring that [[Emma Coulomb]]'s letters, as they stand, had not been written by her. | |||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* | * 1493 – [[Paracelsus]], a Swiss physician, philosopher of nature, alchemist, lay theologian, and occultist. | ||
* 1870 – [[Ernest Temple Hargrove]], Episcopal priest and head of the [[Theosophical Society in America (Hargrove)|Theosophical Society in America]] (d. 1939). | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==Holidays and observances== | ==Holidays and observances== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:17, 8 August 2019
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by December 16, and succeeded by December 18. Following December 17, there are 14 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"If you examine a man that has been well-disciplined and purified by philosophy, you will find nothing that is unsound, false, or foul in him."
Events
- 1878 – Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott left New York for India.
- 1882 – Mme. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott left Bombay to establish the new Headquarters at Adyar, Madras.
- 1884 – Mme. Blavatsky arrived at Madras after her visit to Europe and received a tumultuous reception. She spoke at a Pachaiappa's Hall packed with supporters, declaring that Emma Coulomb's letters, as they stand, had not been written by her.
Births
- 1493 – Paracelsus, a Swiss physician, philosopher of nature, alchemist, lay theologian, and occultist.
- 1870 – Ernest Temple Hargrove, Episcopal priest and head of the Theosophical Society in America (d. 1939).
Deaths
- None listed for this date.
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
External links
Calendar
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