- 1836 17 Aug The Registration Act makes it legally compulsory to register all births, deaths and marriages in Britain.
- 1940 17 Aug RAF volunteer Billy Fiske becomes the first American combat death in Europe in World War Two.
- 1998 17 Aug US President Bill Clinton admits to an 'inappropriate relationship' with intern Monica Lewinsky.
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