August 17 in History
17 August in History – 64 years ago
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: French Withdrawal from Equatorial Africa
August 1960 was the high point in the Year of Africa, with nine nations gaining independence... SEE MORE…
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on 17 August 1912
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starts
1998
Financial crisis in Russia
1977
Soviet icebreaker *Arktika* reaches North Pole
1960
Gabon gains independence from France
1950
RUSI replaced by Republic of Indonesia
1947
India-Pakistan border defined
1945
Indonesia declares independence from the Netherlands
ends
1943
Allies invade Sicily
ends
1916
Sixth Battle of Isonzo
1912
British warn China against sending troops to Tibet
1911
NW and NE Rhodesia merge to form Northern Rhodesia
1865
Allies defeat Paraguay at Yatay
starts
1862
Dakota War
1848
Yucatan rejoins Mexico
ends
1846
British invade Hutt Valley; arrest Te Rauparaha
ends
1844
French fleet captures Mogador
1840
French settlers arrive in Akaroa
1813
Austria invades Illyrian Provinces
1808
Anglo-Portuguese defeat French at Roliça
453
Suebi make peace with Rome*
439
Suebi enter Augusta Emerita*
ends
399
Tribigild in revolt in Asia Minor
starts
395
Stilicho confronts Alaric with combined Roman armies*
ends
194
Bosporan Kingdom destroys Siraces and Scythian Kingdom*
starts
43
Romans subdue kingdoms of Britain*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 17 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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