August 17th, 1962
East German border guards kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming one of the first victims of the wall. event on August 17, 1962. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around August 17, 1962
August 18th, 1962 | Birth | Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player |
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