August 17

The August 17 is the 229th day of the Gregorian Calendar ( 230th in leap years), thus still 136 days remain until the end of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 19th century
  • 2.2 19th century
  • 2.3 20th century 2.3.1 1901-1950
  • 2.3.2 1951-2000
  • 3.1 Before the 19th century
  • 3.2 19th century
  • 3.3 20th century
  • 3.4 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • 2004: The Serbian National Assembly decides on the use of new state symbols for Serbia.

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

Society

  • 2012: Because of " hooliganism from religious hatred " three members of the punk band Pussy Riot be sentenced before a Moscow court to imprisonment.

Religion

  • 0682: Leo II is consecrated pope. He succeeds the previously died in the year Agathon.
  • 1564: The Jesuit Order thus formally the University of Dillingen on the Danube city.

Disasters

  • 2002: In the " Flood of the Century " reached the water level of the Elbe in Dresden a new historical high. The Zwinger Palace and the Semper be flooded.

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 19th century

Lennart Torstensson (* 1603)

Johann III. Sobieski (* 1629)

Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (* 1768)

Davy Crockett (* 1786)

19th century

Benjamin Bilse (* 1816)

Maria Deraismes (* 1828)

Richard von Volkmann (* 1830)

Marcus Garvey (* 1887)

Mae West (* 1893)

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 19th century

  • 0308: Eusebius, Bishop of Rome
  • 1030: Ernst II, Duke of Swabia
  • 1304: Go- Fukakusa, 89th Emperor of Japan
  • 1547: Catherine of rooms, last abbess of the convent Dame Cathedral in Zurich
  • 1571: Marcantonio Bragadin, Venetian lawyer and officer, Governor General of Cyprus
  • 1590: James III. of Baden, Margrave of Baden- Hachberg
  • 1637: Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran theologian
  • 1640: Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland
  • 1657: Robert Blake, English admiral
  • 1673: Reinier de Graaf, Dutch physician and researcher

Frederick the Great († 1786)

Charles of Hesse -Kassel († 1836)

José de San Martín († 1850)

19th century

Dietrich Landfermann († 1882)

Carl Zeller († 1898)

Wojciech Korfanty († 1939)

20th century

21st Century

  • 2001: Hermann Steuri, Swiss mountain guide and ski racer
  • 2004: Thea Astley, Australian writer
  • 2004: Friedrich Auffarth, German judges, vice president at the Federal Labour Court
  • 2004: Gérard Souzay, French singer
  • 2004: Arrigo Wittler, German painter
  • 2005: John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist, initiator of the Hubble Space Telescope
  • 2006: André Dequae, Belgian politician
  • 2007: Richard Beek, German actor
  • 2007: Jos Brink, Dutch actor
  • 2007: Eddie Griffin, American basketball player
  • 2008: Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and president of AS Roma
  • 2008: Helmut Valentin, German physicians
  • 2009: Robert Feldhoff, German science fiction author
  • 2009: Tullio Kezich, Italian film critic and screenwriter, writer and playwright
  • 2010: Francesco Cossiga, Italian President
  • 2011: Pierre quinone, French athlete, world record holder and Olympic champion
  • 2012: Norbert Zeilberger, Austrian organist, harpsichordist and pianist
  • 2013: Claus Jacobi, German journalist, editor, publisher and author

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances Johann Gerhard, German General Superintendent and theologian ( Protestant)
  • St. Eusebius, martyr and bishop of Rome ( Catholic)
  • St. Clare of the Cross, Italian mystic young and religious (Catholic )
  • St. Mamas, Asia Minor Cypriot hermit, 3rd century ( Catholic)
  • State Holidays and observances Argentina: Memorial Day in honor of General José de San Martín
  • Gabon: independence from France (1960 )
  • Indonesia: Indonesian declaration of independence by the Netherlands ( 1945)

More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.

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