Top 10 Things That Happened On August 17th

The Top Ten
1 World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
2 Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.
3 East German border guards kill Peter Fechter, 18, as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming one of the first victims of the wall.
4 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire
5 World War II: Soviet Army left Nikolaev and Krivoi Rog.
6 Sam Butera, American saxophonist was Born
7 Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot was born
8 Jiang Zemin, Chinese retired politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party and 5th President of China was Born
9 The birth of htoutlaws2012
10 Hill 303 massacre: American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army.
The Contenders
11 Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan Died
12 Rapper Lil Pump is born
13 Actor Robert de Niro is born
14 Actor Sean Penn is born
15 Actress Mae West is born
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