Template:Selected anniversaries/August 17
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1929: Captain and pilot Francis Gary Powers born.
1930: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde releases Spy Pilot.
1970: Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 launched from Earth. It will become the first successful soft landing on another planet (Venus).
1996: Lorenz system develops self-awareness, spontaneous seeks out and fights crimes against mathematical constants.