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August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 136 days remaining.

1862 - Lakota (Sioux) uprising begins in Minnesota.
1896 - Gold discovered in Alaska triggers Klondike gold rush.
1915 - Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta, Georgia.
1945 - Indonesia proclaims itself independent.
1960 - Gabon gains independence from France.
1970 - Venera 7 was launched and became the first spacecraft to successfully land on another planet.
1978 - Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
1999 - A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.

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	'''August 17''' is the 229th day of the year (230th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 136 days remaining.		'''August 17''' is the 229th day of the year (230th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 136 days remaining.