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August 17 is the 229th day of the ... becomes the first person in history to resign the ... 1962 – Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross ...
The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze. Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of El Taref. . International relations. Israel–Turkey relations
List of disasters in Canada by death toll; List of disasters in Croatia by death toll; List of disasters in Estonia by death toll; List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll; List of disasters in Japan by death toll; List of disasters in Malta by death toll; List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll
Far-higher death toll estimates have been made, but these are disputed. Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union: 17 August 2000 – March 2001 Instituto Oncológico Nacional, patients receiving treatment for cancer receive lethal doses of radiation. [34] [35] Panama City, Panama: 13 1996
Events. 1807 – Robert Fulton's first American steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
Thailand reports a record 239 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,973. (Bangkok Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, COVID-19 vaccination in Switzerland. The number of fully vaccinated people in Switzerland surpasses 50%. (The Local Switzerland)
The death toll from the 2007 Peru earthquake rises to 510 with another 1,500 people being injured. Aid reaches affected areas with President Alan García appealing for calm after reports of looting. (AP via Forbes) A powerful aftershock earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hits the Huancavelica region.
The Federal Ministry of Aviation announces that international flights from Lagos and Abuja will resume on August 29, after a four-month hiatus. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Australia reports 25 new COVID-19 deaths (all of them in Victoria), the deadliest day since the pandemic began. (ABC News Australia)