The Highlights of 2017: A Year That Shaped the Future
2017 (MMXVII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 2017 a year special to you? Discover what 2017 was famous for, Key World Leaders of 2017, 2017 Time’s Person of the Year, the #1 song, movie and book in 2017, how old is someone born in 2017 and what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 2017.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 2017 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What was 2017 known for ?
- Key World Leaders of 2017
- Who was the U.S. President in 2017?
- Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2017?
- Who was the Pope in 2017?
- 2017: Who was Time's Person of the Year?
- What was the most popular movie in 2017?
- What was the best selling book in 2017?
- How old is someone born in 2017?
- What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 2017?
What was 2017 known for ?
- The year began on a Sunday, just 19 days before the start of the Trump presidency. As many Americans suspected, the 365 days that followed would be ones characterized by controversy and contradiction.
- What few suspected, however, was how great a part courage would play in 2017. This year will go down in history as one that saw women band together against widespread sexual violence. Known as the “Silence Breakers” these women would go on to become Time magazine’s person of the year. While marred by numerous terrorist acts, including a deadly Las Vegas shooting that left 58 people dead, 2017 also served to display humanity’s solidarity. It also saw the first total solar eclipse since 1918.
- In terms of popular media, Disney smashed its competition at the box office. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Beauty and the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming all placed in the top five with well over 300 million dollars in gross revenue. While Game of Thrones dominated our televisions, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” flew off bookstore shelves. Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch became the hot commodity at the electronics and video game stores.
- Technology and global progress also allowed for some stunning discoveries in 2017, including: the discovery of a new organ, the creation of the world’s first ‘cyborg’, the exploration of a new continent; the approval of a drug proven effective on all cancer types, and the first instance of genetic repairs made to a human embryo. Volvo would also go down as the first automaker to promise an all-electric or all-hybrid line-up by 2019.
- In 2017, we also mourned the loss of some great individuals. The original Batman, Adam West, died of leukemia on June 9th. One of the pioneers of Rock n’ Roll, Fats Domino, died peacefully in October at the age of 89. A total of 7,656 people lost their lives to terrorism worldwide. As the year ended, many worried Americans turned their eyes to trouble brewing on the Korean peninsula.
- The world population in 2017 was 7,547,858,925 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 55.0% of the total population, which is roughly 4.2 billion individuals.The annual population change in 2017 was an increase of +83.6 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.12% over the previous year.The average population density in 2017 was 32 persons per square mile (or 51 persons per square kilometer).
Key World Leaders of 2017
Who was the U.S. President in 2017?
In 2017, Barack Obama (Democrat) was President of the United States until January 20, 2017; on January 21, 2017, Donald John Trump (Republican) was appointed as the new President of the United States.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2017?
In 2017 the UK Prime Minister was Theresa May (Conservative). Her premiership was dominated by attempts to negotiate a Brexit deal, though she struggled to unite Parliament behind her plans.
Who was the Pope in 2017?
The leader of the Catholic Church in 2017 was Pope Francis who had held the papacy since 2013. During his pontificate, he has focused on issues of social justice, care for the environment, and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy while promoting a more pastoral Church.
2017: Who was Time's Person of the Year?
The Silence Breakers
In 2017, The Silence Breakers was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. The people who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment, including the figureheads of the Me Too movement. Represented on the cover by strawberry picker Isabel Pascual (pseudonym), lobbyist Adama Iwu, actress Ashley Judd, software engineer Susan Fowler, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, and a sixth woman, a hospital worker who wished to remain anonymous and whose face cannot be seen. The feature also specifically spotlights, in order, actress Alyssa Milano, activist Tarana Burke, actress Selma Blair, the seven plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Plaza Hotel, politician Sara Gelser, entrepreneur Lindsay Meyer, dishwasher Sandra Pezqueda, actress Rose McGowan, psychotherapist and writer Wendy Walsh, blogger Lindsey Reynolds, housekeeper Juana Melara, journalist Sandra Muller, actor Terry Crews, University of Rochester professors Celeste Kidd and Jessica Cantlon, journalist Megyn Kelly, journalist Jane Merrick, producer Zelda Perkins, European Parliament member Terry Reintke, charity worker Bex Bailey, art curator Amanda Schmitt, filmmaker Blaise Godbe Lipman, and an anonymous former office assistant.[65][66]
What was the most popular movie in 2017?
The most popular movie and box office hit was Thor: Ragnarok by Taika Waititi
What was the best selling book in 2017?
How old is someone born in 2017?
Someone born in 2017 is 9 years old this year.
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What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 2017?
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 2017 was the Year of the Rooster.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Rooster sign.