17th August anniversaries


  • Birth
    • 1786
    • "Birth of Davy Crockett, legendary American frontiersman." more
    • 1959
    • United States
    • "Birth of David Koresh, American leader of the Branch Davidians religious cult whose members were killed by the FBI in the Waco siege of 1993" more
  • event
    • 1648
    • Great Britain
    • Battle of Preston
    • 1807
    • United States
    • Inaugural journey of the North River Steamboat on its transit between New York City and Albany - the first commercial steamboat service in the world. more
    • 1820
    • Great Britain
    • Trial of Queen Caroline wife of George IV. more
    • 1896
    • Great Britain
    • "First fatality in Britain caused by a motor car when Bridget Driscoll, en-route to a folk dancing display at Crystal Palace, stepped in front of a vehicle travelling at 4 mph." more
    • 1908
    • France
    • "Premiere in Paris of Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon." more
    • 1953
    • United States
    • The first meeting of Narcotics Anonymous took place in California. more
    • 1969
    • United States
    • "Hurricane Camille hit the coast of Mississippi, killing 248 people and causing $1.5 billion worth of damage"
    • 1978
    • United States
    • "Double Eagle II became the first hot-air balloon to cross the Atlantic, flown by Americans Max Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman."
    • 1989
    • Great Britain
    • Electronic tagging of a criminal was used for the first time in Britain
    • 1998
    • United States
    • US President Bill Clinton admitted having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
    • 1999
    • Turkey
    • "A powerful earthquake struck Izmit, Western Turkey, flattening much of the town and killing more than 17,000 with many more injured." more
  • Death
    • 1809
    • Great Britain
    • "Death of Matthew Boulton, British manufacturer and engineer."
    • 1942
    • Russian Federation
    • "Death in Auschwitz of Irene Nemirovsky Ukranian born French novelist, who despite being a Catholic was executed for having Jewish parents." more
    • 1983
    • United States
    • "Death of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist ."
    • 1988
    • Pakistan
    • "Death of Zia ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, along with several others, when their plane exploded in mid-air in mysterious circumstances."

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