Reuters historical calendar - October 17

London, Oct 16 (Reuters) Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 17 since 1900: 1902 - The first Cadillac car was built in Detroit.

1961 - Riot police and Algerians demonstrating against colonial rule clashed in Paris. The authorities say only three people died but human rights groups have insisted the figure was over 240.

1973 - Arab oil producers increased prices and cut production in response to US support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War.

1989 - The 103-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species approved a worldwide ban on ivory trading.

1989 - The deadliest US earthquake since 1906 shook the San Francisco Bay area, killing 67 people.

1994 - Jordan and Israel initialled a treaty ending their 46-year state of war.

1994 - UN mediators said the Angolan government and UNITA rebels had agreed in principle to end nearly 20 years of civil war.

1997 - Thirty years after Che Guevara was killed in Bolivia, Cuba finally buried the legendary leftist guerrilla in a mausoleum in the central city of Santa Clara.

1998 - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London where he was recovering from an operation, following an extradition request from Spain.

2001 - Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi was shot dead in Jerusalem. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility.

2003 - The Taipei 101 office block attained its full height of 508 metres, unseating Malaysia's Petronas Towers as the world's tallest building.

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