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August 17th in History

1896: Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada
1943: Allied forces take control of the island of Sicily

August 17th birthdays

1786: Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo
1892: Mae West, American actress
1943: Robert De Niro, American actor