World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. Date: August 17, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). Date: August 17, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia, USA after his death sentence is commuted by Governor John Slaton. Date: August 17, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side. Date: August 17, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. Date: August 17, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. Date: August 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on…

World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)