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Page 6: Historical Events In August - 17

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

1944  On August - 17 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  On this day in history john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  On August - 17 indonesia declares independence from Netherlands (National Day)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Indonesia proclaims its independence from Holland on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Indonesia (Dutch E Indies) declares independence from Netherlands on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  On this day in history gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On this day in history arthur Honegger's 3rd Symphony "Liturgique," premieres  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On August - 17 the Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On August - 17 alger Hiss denies ever being a Communist agent  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On August - 17 nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history indonesia gains independence from the Netherlands  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history indonesia gains independence from Netherlands  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  Hurricane winds drive 6 ships ashore, Kingston, Jamaica on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66 on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1955  On August - 17 hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 &doing $1.8 billion damage  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  World's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able, explodes at T +77 sec on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  On this day in history florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1959  On August - 17 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1959  ADM Arleigh Burke reappointed CNO for 3rd 2 year term, serving longest term as CNO on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On August - 17 francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On this day in history gabon gains independence from France (National Day)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On this day in history the west African country of Gabon gains its independence from France.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  Building of the Berlin Wall begins on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  On August - 17 carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  On this day in history beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  E German border guards shot &kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  On August - 17 navy's first hydrofoil patrol craft, USS High Point (PCH-1) launched at Seattle, WA  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  Pioneer 7 launched into solar orbit on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  On this day in history archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1969  On August - 17 hurricane Camille claims more than 250  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1969  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 17

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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