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The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
310 – Pope Eusebius dies, possibly from a hunger strike, shortly after being banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily.; 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. [1]986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
Pamungkas, M. Fazil (17 August 2019). "Lima Hal Menarik Seputar Malam Perumusan Naskah Proklamasi". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian) Post, Peter; Frederick, William H.; Heidebrink, Iris; Sato, Shigeru, eds. (2010). The Encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War. Brill.
The first experimental TV broadcast was the live coverage of the celebration of the 17th Anniversary of Indonesia's Independence on the morning August 17, 1962 from Jakarta's Merdeka Palace. [2] At 14.30, August 24, 1962, the citizens of Jakarta witnessed the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Games from Gelora Bung Karno ...
August 17: Independence Day in Indonesia 1807 – Robert Fulton 's North River Steamboat , the world's first commercially successful paddle steamer , went into service on the Hudson River in New York .
Health 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak: Protesters loot an Ebola quarantine centre in the Liberian capital of Monrovia, resulting in the escape of 17 patients and the theft of blood-stained bedding and medical equipment. (BBC) Law and crime Death of Michael Brown: A private autopsy shows that Michael Brown was shot six times as violent protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri. (NBC News ...
August 17: Independence Day in Gabon and Indonesia Sukarno proclaiming Indonesian independence 1560 – The Scottish Parliament adopted a Protestant confession of faith to initiate the Scottish Reformation and disestablishing Catholicism as the national religion.
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