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Responsive interactive graphic shows a selection of events scheduled during 2017.
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YEAR END

Preview of 2017 interactive

By Ben Mullins

January 1, 2017 - Elections take place in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Iran, Chile, and Hong Kong. Donald Trump is inaugurated as U.S. President and Antonio Guterres takes office as UN Secretary-General. Taiwan votes on legalising same-sex marriage and Catalonia plans a second independence referendum. Britain’s Bloodhound team attempts to break the world land speed record and NASA’s Cassini spacecraft moves into the final phase of its exploration of Saturn. Anniversaries include the bicentenary of Jane Austen's death, the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the 50th anniversary of the first heart transplant, the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, and the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone.

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PUBLISHED: 16/12/2016; STORY: Graphic News
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