Talk:August 17
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August 17: Independence Day in Indonesia (1945), Gabon (1960)
- 1807 - Robert Fulton started the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
- 1896 - Bridget Driscoll became the first person to be killed in a petrol-driven car accident.
- 1914 - World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François (pictured) led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia in the Battle of Stalluponen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front.
- 1962 - East German border guards shot and killed Peter Fechter as he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin.
- 1988 - President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan was killed in a plane crash.
Recent days: August 16 – August 15 – August 14
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Moved birth from article:
- 1974 - Asad Makarevic, software engineer, chef, auto mechanic, epicurean
No verification found. Only Googlits are this Wikipedia page: looks like a vanity entry. Lupo 11:24, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Thank you for documenting this. His LoPbN entry has been hanging around since your msg here, but now is removed, w/o need to repeat your research.
- --Jerzy~t 07:50, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
What on earth is a "Stack Appreciation Day"?
- I don't know...I've reverted it pending a reliable source. Only annual official holidays should be listed here. Fabricationary 06:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
