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The Syrian civil war was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered…
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city
The Myanmar Air Force is the aerial branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. The primary mission of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) since its inception has been to provide …
A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard
On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, England, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. A total …
The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 7
A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware began on 27 June 2017 that swamped websites of Ukrainian organizations, including banks, ministries, newspapers, and elect…
A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts wi
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear …
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.
Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) a…
Robert Pirsig, American author and philosopher (born 1928)
Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Recognised as a style and fashion icon, he was often referred to as the "Sexy Sa…
Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (born 1946)
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was the sport's 50th yokozuna. After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi …
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1938)
The War in Iraq (2013–2017) was an armed conflict between Iraq and its allies and the Islamic State. Following December 2013, the insurgency escalated into a full-scale war followi…
Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of…
Orenthal James Simpson, nicknamed "the Juice", was an American football player, actor, and media personality. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons—nine wi…
O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being…
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, …
Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption…
On August 1, 2017, two suicide bombers entered a Shi'ite mosque named "Jadwadia" in Bekrabad, Herat, Afghanistan, during an evening prayer session. After throwing explosives into t…
A suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan kills 20 people.
The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Marchers included members of the alt-right, neo-Co…
The Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the deaths of 3 and injuring nearly 50 more.
Ramaraju Vidyasagar Rao was an Indian government administrator and a Telangana activist. He was the Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Water Resources, Central Water Commission. Aft…
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Belchior was a Brazilian singer and composer. He was one of the first MPB singers from the Brazilian northeast to reach mainstream success, in the early 1970s.
Belchior, Brazilian singer and composer (born 1946)
Daliah Lavi was an Israeli actress, singer, and model.
Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress, singer and model (born 1942)
Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall was a Mauritanian political and military figure. Following a coup d'état in August 2005, he served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania u…
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Mauritanian politician (born 1953)
On the afternoon of 17 August 2017, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla street in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, killing 13 people and injuring a…
Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
On 18 August 2017, a mass stabbing took place in Turku, Finland. Two women were killed and eight others were injured before the perpetrator, 22-year-old Abderrahman Bouanane, was d…
The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight.
The Atlantic salmon is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing …
Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in…
A total solar eclipse, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by some media, occurred on August 21, 2017. It was visible within a band that spanned the contiguous United States from t…
A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
Hurricane Harvey was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. I…
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall…
Roberto Concina, known professionally as Robert Miles, was an Italian record producer, composer, musician, and DJ. His 1995 composition "Children" sold more than five million copie…
Robert Miles, a Swiss-born Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ (born 1969)
Mauno Henrik Koivisto was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and…
Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, ninth President of Finland (born 1923)