Events on July 17 in history

Willis Carrier (July 17, 1902)

Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.

Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning. Carrier invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902. In 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

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27 Feb

Breaker Morant
Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
17 May

Antikythera mechanism
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
20 May

Tomás Estrada Palma
Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
14 Jul

Piazza San Marco
The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.
9 Aug

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Events on July 17 in history

Willis Carrier (July 17, 1902)

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Breaker Morant

Antikythera mechanism

Tomás Estrada Palma

Piazza San Marco

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland