17 August

On 17 August 1888, psychic entertainer Madame Mentalist had a show, according to a poster in London. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse)

In 1947, Pakistan was declared as a nation, beginning the Partition of India. The Thirteenth Doctor and her companions Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien arrived in the Punjab on this date. (TV: Demons of the Punjab)