August 17 in history
Events on August 17
Notable events that happened on August 17 in past years.
- 2019
A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.
Wikipedia article: 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing - 2005
The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.
Wikipedia article: Israeli settlement - 1991
Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.
Wikipedia article: Strathfield massacre - 1976
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.
Wikipedia article: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake - 1959
Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
Wikipedia article: Quake Lake - 1949
The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead.
Wikipedia article: 1949 Karlıova earthquake - 1945
Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory to the Republic of China.
Wikipedia article: Evacuation of Manchukuo - 1918
Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
Wikipedia article: Bolsheviks - 1907
Pike Place Market, one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opens in Seattle, Washington.
Wikipedia article: Pike Place Market - 1864
American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Gainesville - 1827
Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord.
Wikipedia article: William I of the Netherlands - 1740
Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.
Wikipedia article: Pope Benedict XIV - 1597
Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
Wikipedia article: Islands Voyage - 1498
Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.
- 986
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
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