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Historical Events on August 17

9 notable historical events happened on August 17 throughout history.

12 famous birthdays on August 17 — including Menilek II, Mikhail Botvinnik, Jiang Zemin

20th Century7 events

1914
war

Battle of Stallupönen — 1914 battle

1945
politics

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

1952
general

1952 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula 1 race

1975
sports

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

1980
general

1980 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

1986
general

1986 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

1999
disaster

1999 İzmit earthquake — August 1999 earthquake in Turkey

21st Century2 events

2015
war

2015 Bangkok bombing — bomb attack in Thailand

2017
war

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