Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory to the Republic of China. Date: August 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945…

The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. Date: August 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire. Date: August 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed. Date: August 17, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)

Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

The 6.7 Ms  Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea. Date: August 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)

First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California. Date: August 17, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people. Date: August 17, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. Date: August 17, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On…