Historical Events
- Anti-immigrant One Nation party leader Pauline Hansen is widely criticized for wearing a burqa into the Australian parliament
- Collision of two neutron stars witnessed for the first time first picked up by US-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Ligo)
- On This Day helps launch Borneo Dictionary, an online not for profit dictionary of indigenous Borneo languages with translations in English and Bahasa Malaysia
- Terror attack on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain as van rams into crowds killing 16, injuring 120
- Three Hong Kong activists, Jason Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow jailed for unlawful assembly
About August 17, 2017
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 8 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
#1 Song: Feels - Calvin Harris Ft. Pharrell, Katy Perry & Big Sean
