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Events on August 17 in history

1991Aug, 17

Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.

The Strathfield massacre was a shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Strathfield, Sydney, Australia, on 17 August 1991. The shooter was Wade Frankum, who killed himself as police arrived at the scene. The incident left eight dead and six wounded.

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    The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
  • 16Jan

    Gulf War

    Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
  • 17Jan

    Operation Desert Storm

    Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
  • 9Apr

    Soviet Union

    Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union
  • 5Oct

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