In context
- When
- Monday, December 11 20179 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Keith Chegwin
Who they were
Keith Chegwin, British TV presenter (born 1957)
Why this date
Keith Chegwin appears on our December 11 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.
December 11 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 2006Holocaust denial
- 2006International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust
- 2007Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- 2008Bernie Madoff
- 2009Rovio Entertainment
- 2012Aqrab massacre
- 20172017 New York City Subway bombing
- 2017Keith Chegwin
- 20192019 Bougainvillean independence referendum
- 2020Food and Drug Administration
- 2024Murder of Sara Sharif
Also in 2017
- March 14NihoniumA naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance.
- September 15Parsons Green train bombingA homemade bomb partially exploded on an eastbound District line train at Parsons Green tube station in West London, injuring 30 passengers.
- September 18Toys "R" UsToy retail chain Toys "R" Us files for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada.
- October 20Syrian civil warSyrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
- June 14Grenfell Tower fireA fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.
- June 14Steve ScaliseRepublican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Co…
- September 32017 North Korean nuclear testNorth Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.
- September 3North KoreaNorth Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
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“Keith Chegwin”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/keith-chegwin-2017-december-11, accessed October 28, 2026.
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When did Keith Chegwin happen?
December 11 2017 — 9 years ago, on a Monday.
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