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Events on Tuesday 17 October 2017 3
1917 – 2017Danielle Darrieux (1917-2017)French actress with a career of eight decades, from Mayerling to Max Ophüls's films and Persepolis.
2017Danielle Darrieux dies in Bois-le-RoiDanielle Darrieux dies aged 100.
2017Raqqa falls, ending ISIS's de facto capitalUS-backed forces capture the Islamic State's Syrian strongholdThe Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by US airpower, captured Raqqa from the Islamic State after a months-long battle, ending the city's role as the group's de facto capital. Much of the city was left in ruins. The victory marked the near-total collapse of ISIS's territorial holdings.