Historical Events
- Air strike on hotel in Yemen capital Sanaa by Saudi-led coalition leaves at least 30 dead
- India toll from swine flu rises above 1000 for the year, 22,186 cases reported
- Nearly 60 million people in the Indus Valley, Pakistan at risk from arsenic in research published in "Science Advances"
- US Navy fires Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following series of collisions in Asian waters
- World's driest place, the Atacama desert in Chile blooms after unexpected rainfall
Famous Deaths
- Susan Vreeland, American author (The Passion of Artemisia), dies at 71
- [Jacob] "Jack" Rosenthal, American journalist and government official, dies of pancreatic cancer at 82
About August 23, 2017
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 7 years and 3 days
Leap Year: No
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