The Radcliffe Line, the border between India and Pakistan is revealed.
Tag: 17 August
17 August 1962
East German border guards kill Peter Fechter, 18, as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin.
17 August 1962
An East German border guards shoots 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he crosses the Berlin Wall into West Berlin.
17 August 2005
In Bangladesh, over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 different locations. Two people were killed.