17 August



A guide for time travellers' summer holiday recommendation for 17 August was cretaceous safari on Earth in 65.5 million BC; it was recommended that one avoid treading on any butterflies. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

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

In 1947, as part of the Partition of India, borders were drawn, Pakistan was declared its nation, separate from India. The Thirteenth Doctor and her companions Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien arrived in the Punjab on this date and stayed until the following day. (TV: Demons of the Punjab)