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'''17 July''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


== Behind the scenes ==
==Events==
* [[1925]] - [[Director]] [[Hugh David]] was born.
In [[1888]]. the ''[[Elysium (The Elysium)|Elysium]]'' supposedly [[The Crash of the Elysium|crashed]] a half-[[mile]] away from the extremities of the [[South Coast of England|South Coast]] of [[England]] after an intense [[storm]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)}})
* [[1934]] - Actor [[Martin Muncaster]] was born.
* [[1940]] - Actor [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] was born.
* [[1944]] - Actress [[Catherine Schell]] was born.
* [[1951]] - [[Dave Chapman]] was born.
* [[1965]] - "[[A Battle of Wits]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* 1965 - Part one of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Challenge of the Piper]]'' was released.


[[Category:Days of the year| 0717]]
The day after [[16 July|''Saturn V''{{'}}s launch]] in [[1969]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] told off the secret agents [[Spencer (Blue Moon)|Spencer]] and [[Milledge]] for hiding an [[alien]] [[Species (Blue Moon)|species]]' transmission just so they could "pervert a pure and innocent gesture of faith into a weapon" with which to win the [[Cold War]]. The Doctor, after recording the signal at [[Mission Control]] with a [[dictaphone]] to use for later, surrendered himself to the agents. The agents knocked the Doctor out and locked in an office. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Moon (short story)}})
 
In [[1987]], [[Simon Jenkins]] — known as "the Capper" because he kneecapped people — set himself on fire in a public courtyard. His charred body was evacuated to [[South Park Hospital]] where the staff attempted to save him. He briefly showed extraordinary, impossible signs of life, then appeared to conclusively die. Dr [[Polly Fielding]] formally filed his [[death certificate]]. However, Jenkins was not dead. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Damaged Goods (novel)}})
 
17 July, sometime in the [[2000s]], was the release date of both ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' and ''[[Date Movie]]'', at least according to [[advertisement]]s in a [[Cardiff]] [[supermarket]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Out of Time (TV story)}})
 
In [[6012]], a [[rocket]] with [[human]]s and [[Hath]] arrived on the [[planet]] [[Messaline]], and they used [[robot]] [[drone]]s to build an underground city. Before long, though, the mission commander died. After his death, they could not decide on who to replace him as their leader, and so the humans and Hath split up into two separate factions, beginning the seven-day [[Human-Hath War]], which finally ended on the [[24 July|24th]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)}}, {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
 
=== Parallel universe ===
In [[Parallel universe (Atom Bomb Blues)|a parallel universe]], the [[Trinity (Manhattan Project)|Trinity detonation]] of the [[Manhattan Project]] took place on [[Tuesday]], 17 July [[1945]] at 5am after the [[Seventh Doctor]] delayed it by one day. [[N-Space]] [[Japanese-American]] cultists looking to hijack the detonation launched their ploy too early the [[16 July|previous day]], as they were unaware of the change. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Atom Bomb Blues (novel)}})
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17 July was a date.

Events

In 1888. the Elysium supposedly crashed a half-mile away from the extremities of the South Coast of England after an intense storm. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm [+]Loading...["Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)"])

The day after Saturn V's launch in 1969, the Tenth Doctor told off the secret agents Spencer and Milledge for hiding an alien species' transmission just so they could "pervert a pure and innocent gesture of faith into a weapon" with which to win the Cold War. The Doctor, after recording the signal at Mission Control with a dictaphone to use for later, surrendered himself to the agents. The agents knocked the Doctor out and locked in an office. (PROSE: Blue Moon [+]Loading...["Blue Moon (short story)"])

In 1987, Simon Jenkins — known as "the Capper" because he kneecapped people — set himself on fire in a public courtyard. His charred body was evacuated to South Park Hospital where the staff attempted to save him. He briefly showed extraordinary, impossible signs of life, then appeared to conclusively die. Dr Polly Fielding formally filed his death certificate. However, Jenkins was not dead. (PROSE: Damaged Goods [+]Loading...["Damaged Goods (novel)"])

17 July, sometime in the 2000s, was the release date of both The Pink Panther and Date Movie, at least according to advertisements in a Cardiff supermarket. (TV: Out of Time [+]Loading...["Out of Time (TV story)"])

In 6012, a rocket with humans and Hath arrived on the planet Messaline, and they used robot drones to build an underground city. Before long, though, the mission commander died. After his death, they could not decide on who to replace him as their leader, and so the humans and Hath split up into two separate factions, beginning the seven-day Human-Hath War, which finally ended on the 24th. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)"], Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Parallel universe

In a parallel universe, the Trinity detonation of the Manhattan Project took place on Tuesday, 17 July 1945 at 5am after the Seventh Doctor delayed it by one day. N-Space Japanese-American cultists looking to hijack the detonation launched their ploy too early the previous day, as they were unaware of the change. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues [+]Loading...["Atom Bomb Blues (novel)"])