Historical Events on August 17

Battle of Stallupönen — 1914 battle

Proclamation of Indonesian Independence — 1945 document declaring Indonesian independence from the Netherlands

1952 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula 1 race

1975 Austrian Grand Prix — 262th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix

1980 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

1986 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

1999 İzmit earthquake — August 1999 earthquake in Turkey

2015 Bangkok bombing — bomb attack in Thailand

2017 Catalonia attacks — jihadist terrorist attacks in Catalonia, Spain in August 2017