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179 Klytaemnestra
179 Klytaemnestra, a ~70 km main-belt S-type asteroid, namesake of a 513-member asteroid family proposed to be split into two clusters by the z1 secular resonance.
1790 Cartagena earthquake
The 1790 Cartagena earthquake was the local expression in Cartagena, Spain, of the destructive earthquake of 9 October 1790 centered near Oran in northwestern Algeria.
1790 eruption of Kilauea
The 1790 eruption of Kilauea, known as Keonehelelei or "the falling sands," was a deadly explosive eruption that killed a party of Hawaiian warriors led by Keōua Kuahuʻula, the deadliest historical eruption in the United States.
1792
1792: the pivotal year of the French Revolution, in which France declared war on Austria on April 20, overthrew the monarchy on August 10, won Valmy on September 20, and proclaimed the First Republic; also the Polish-Russian War and the founding of the US Mint.
1792 eruption of Unzendake
The 1792 eruption of Unzendake (雲仙岳) was a volcanic disaster in Japan: the Mayuyama dome collapse in 1792 caused a tsunami that killed about 15,000 people.
1792 Kyusyu Island earthquake
The 1792 Kyusyu Island earthquake, known in Japanese as the Shimabara catastrophe (島原大変), struck Kyushu, Japan, on May 21, 1792, triggering a landslide tsunami that killed about 15,000 people.
1792 United States presidential election
The 1792 United States presidential election, the second U.S. presidential election, re-elected George Washington unanimously with 132 electoral votes and John Adams as vice president with 77, against George Clinton (50), Thomas Jefferson (4), and Aaron Burr (1).
1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic
1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic: first major U.S. yellow fever outbreak, striking the capital in August 1793, killing about 5,000 of roughly 40,000-50,000 residents, driving 20,000 and the federal government to flee, ended by October frost.
1793 Sanriku earthquake
The 1793 Sanriku earthquake, known in Japan as the Kansei earthquake (寛政地震), struck off Miyagi in February 1793 with a tsunami that destroyed over 1,060 houses.
1794
1794: common year starting Wednesday; French National Convention abolished colonial slavery (4 Feb), Battle of Fleurus with first reconnaissance balloon (26 June), Robespierre executed 28 July ending the Terror; US: cotton gin patent, Whiskey Rebellion, Naval Act.
1794 eruption of Vesuvius
The 1794 eruption of Vesuvius was an explosive eruption in June 1794, the volcano's most powerful since 1631, whose lava largely destroyed Torre del Greco before reaching the sea.
1795–1820 in Western fashion
1795–1820 in Western fashion: the Directoire, Empire, and Regency era of high-waisted white muslin gowns and tailored plain menswear, ending as the Romantic silhouette emerged by 1825.
1796 Al-Ladhiqiyah (Latakia) earthquake
The 1796 Al-Ladhiqiyah (Latakia) earthquake was a destructive earthquake that struck the Sahel region of Latakia on the Syrian coast on 26 April 1796, killing roughly 1,500 to 2,000 people.
1796 United States presidential election
The 1796 United States presidential election was the third quadrennial election after George Washington retired, with Federalist John Adams defeating Thomas Jefferson to become president.
1797 Indonesia earthquake
The 1797 Indonesia earthquake was a magnitude 8.4 megathrust earthquake off Sumatra on 10 February 1797, generating a tsunami that flooded Padang and killed about 300 people.
1797 Riobamba earthquake
The 1797 Riobamba earthquake struck the central Ecuadorian Andes on the morning of 4 February 1797, destroying Riobamba, killing roughly 13,000 people, and forcing the city's relocation 17 km to its present site.
1797 Venezuela earthquake
The 1797 Venezuela earthquake struck Cumaná in northeastern Venezuela on December 14, 1797, destroying more than 80% of the city, killing an estimated 16,000 people, and later examined by Alexander von Humboldt.
1799
1799 was the penultimate year of the eighteenth century, when Napoleon's coup of 18 Brumaire made him First Consul, Tipu Sultan fell at Seringapatam, and the Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt.
1799 Yunnan earthquake
The 1799 Yunnan earthquake struck near Shiping and Baoxiu in southern Yunnan, China, on 27 August 1799, collapsing city walls, temples, and houses, with an estimated magnitude of 6.5 to 7.0.
17Capital Credit Fund 2 EUR SCSp
17Capital Credit Fund 2 EUR SCSp is a Luxembourg feeder partnership formed in 2023 for 17Capital's NAV lending fund, part of a program that closed at $7.5 billion.
17p11.2 microduplication syndrome
17p11.2 microduplication syndrome, or Potocki-Lupski syndrome (PTLS), a rare autosomal dominant chromosomal disorder from duplication of 17p11.2 including RAI1, reciprocal to Smith-Magenis deletion, causing hypotonia, developmental delay, heart defects, and sleep apnea.
17p13.3 microduplication syndrome
17p13.3 microduplication syndrome (17p13.3 duplication syndrome, Dup(17)(p13.3), trisomy 17p13.3) is a rare genomic disorder with psychomotor delay, dysmorphic features, and autism, divided into class I (YWHAE) and class II (PAFAH1B1/LIS1) duplications.
17q11.2 microduplication syndrome
17q11.2 microduplication syndrome (NF1 microduplication, Grisart-Destrée syndrome) is an ultra-rare autosomal dominant chromosome 17q11.2 duplication causing intellectual disability, dysmorphism, and seizures, with incomplete penetrance and no neurofibromas.
17q12 microdeletion syndrome
17q12 microdeletion syndrome (17q12 recurrent deletion syndrome, OMIM 614527) is a rare autosomal dominant genomic disorder from a 1.4-Mb chromosome 17q12 deletion encompassing HNF1B and LHX1, causing kidney anomalies, MODY5 diabetes, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
17q12 microduplication syndrome
17q12 microduplication syndrome (17q12 duplication, trisomy 17q12, OMIM 614526) is a rare autosomal dominant chromosomal disorder from a recurrent 1.4 Mb duplication at 17q12, causing variable developmental delay, intellectual disability, seizures, microcephaly, and reduced penetrance.
17q21.31 microduplication syndrome
17q21.31 microduplication syndrome (Dup(17)(q21.31), trisomy 17q21.31) is a rare genomic disorder, reciprocal to Koolen-de Vries microdeletion syndrome, first described in 2007, with behavioral disorders, poor social interaction, and psychomotor delay.
17q23.1q23.2 microdeletion syndrome
17q23.1q23.2 microdeletion syndrome (OMIM 613355), also called chromosome 17q23.1-q23.2 deletion syndrome, is a rare NAHR-mediated genomic disorder deleting TBX2/TBX4, causing developmental delay, microcephaly, heart defects, limb anomalies, and pulmonary hypertension.
17th Annual Grammy Awards
The 17th Annual Grammy Awards, held March 1, 1975 at New York's Uris Theater, honored 1973-74 recordings; Olivia Newton-John won Record of the Year, Stevie Wonder Album of the Year, and Marvin Hamlisch Best New Artist.
17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2016) honored recordings from July 2015 to June 2016 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, on Univision; "La Bicicleta" and Juan Gabriel's Los Dúo 2 won top prizes.
17th BRICS summit
The 17th BRICS summit took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July 2025. Chaired by Brazil, the meeting focused on global south cooperation and signed 126 commitments.