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'''17 August''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].
 
== Events ==
== Events ==
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In [[1888]], [[Psychic power|psychic]] [[entertainer]] [[Madame Mentalist]] had a show, according to a poster in [[London]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Ripper's Curse (comic story)}})
 
In [[1947]], as part of the [[Partition of India]], borders were drawn, [[Pakistan]] was declared its nation, separate from [[India]]. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and her companions [[Ryan Sinclair]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] arrived in the [[Punjab]] on this date and stayed until the [[18 August|following day]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Demons of the Punjab (TV story)}})
 
== Other ==
A guide for [[time travel]]lers' [[summer holiday]] [[recommendation]] for 17 [[August]] was a [[Cretaceous]] [[safari]] on [[Earth]] in [[BC|65.5 million BC]]; it was recommended that one avoid [[treading]] on any [[butterfly|butterflies]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
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* [[1968]] - Episode 2 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'' was first broadcast.
* 1968 - [[Helen McCrory]] ([[Rosanna Calvierri]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'') was born.
* [[1990]] - [[Graham Williams]], who produced [[Season 15|Seasons 15]]-[[Season 17|17]] ([[1977]]-[[1979|79]]), was killed in a shooting accident in Devon, England.
* [[2007]] - [[George Giles]] (the Guard Captain in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'') died.
[[Category:Dates| 0817]]

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A calendar displaying the month of August. (HOMEVID: The Zero Imperative [+]Loading...["The Zero Imperative (home video)"])
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17 August was a date.

Events

In 1888, psychic entertainer Madame Mentalist had a show, according to a poster in London. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse [+]Loading...["Ripper's Curse (comic story)"])

In 1947, as part of the Partition of India, borders were drawn, Pakistan was declared its nation, separate from India. The Thirteenth Doctor and her companions Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien arrived in the Punjab on this date and stayed until the following day. (TV: Demons of the Punjab [+]Loading...["Demons of the Punjab (TV story)"])

Other

A guide for time travellers' summer holiday recommendation for 17 August was a Cretaceous safari on Earth in 65.5 million BC; it was recommended that one avoid treading on any butterflies. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])