Born in August 2017 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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August 2017 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in August 2017

• August 5, 2017: The UN Security Council imposed stricter trade and investment restrictions on North Korea in response to its continued nuclear and missile tests, aimed at pressuring the country to abandon its nuclear and missile programs.
• August 12, 2017: The Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, brought together various white nationalist and far-right groups. Heather Heyer, a counter-protester, was killed when a car driven by a white supremacist plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters, sparking debates on racial tensions and white nationalism in the US.
• August 17, 2017: The first detection of a collision between two neutron stars (GW170817) marked a breakthrough in multi-messenger astronomy. Both gravitational and electromagnetic waves from the event were observed, providing evidence for the theory of the origin of heavy elements through the r-process.
• August 18, 2017: Finland experienced its first terrorist attack, resulting in two deaths and eight injuries. Islamic terrorist Abderrahman Bouanane, a Moroccan man, carried out the ISIS-inspired attack in southwest Finland, highlighting the growing threat of terrorism in Europe.
• August 21, 2017: A total solar eclipse, dubbed "The Great American Eclipse", was visible across the contiguous United States, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. The moon's position near perigee made it appear larger than usual, creating a spectacular celestial event.
• August 25, 2017: The ongoing military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was labeled as "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The operation resulted in widespread human rights abuses and forced displacement of Rohingya people, sparking international condemnation and calls for accountability.