• August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year. 310 – Pope Eusebius...
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    They pressured Sukarno and Hatta to proclaim Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, two days later. The following day, the Preparatory Committee for...
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    Retrieved 17 August 2015. Hunter 2012, pp. 7–8. Brennan, Dan (12 August 2013). "Face to Face: Javier Zanetti". World Soccer. Retrieved 17 August 2015. "Sin...
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    Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2010.. Accessed 15 August 2009. Archived 17 August 2009. "Russia's Brightest Moment:...
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    contested between 1957 and 2004". Mint. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018. Gupta, Shekhar (31 December...
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    The 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings was a terrorist attack that occurred when three powerful car bombs ripped through civilian targets in central Baghdad...
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    The action of 17 August 1779 was a naval battle between a French and a British squadron in the English Channel on 17 August 1779. In June 1779, Spain...
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    reporter for The Guardian wrote on 13 August that "the idea there is a ceasefire is ridiculous". On 17 August, Medvedev announced that Russian military...
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    Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023. Critchley, Mark (15 August 2023). "Kevin De Bruyne injury 'serious'...
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  • On 17 August 2019, a suicide bombing took place during a wedding in a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 92 people were killed in the attack...
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