Holidays and observances
- Birth of Marcus Garvey, considered a prophet. (Rastafari movement)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Clare of the Cross
- Hyacinth of Poland
- Mammes of Caesarea (Roman Catholic Church)
- August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
- Independence Day, celebrates the proclamation of Indonesia's independence from Japan in 1945.
- Portunalia (Roman Empire)
- Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
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