August 17

August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by August 16, and succeeded by August 18. Following August 17, there are 136 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"Like an earthen vessel, easy to break, hard to reunite, are the wicked; the good are like vessels of gold, hard to break and quickly united."

Events

• 1884 – H. P. Blavatsky, Col. Olcott, Mohini Chatterjee and Babaji went to Elberfeld and stayed with the Gebhards until October.
• 1922 – Jiddu Krishnamurti experienced "the process" of a change in consciousness.

Births

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia