Doom Almanac August 17 in doom history

August17

August 17: a quiet day in doom history

Nothing in our files was due to end on August 17, said on August 17, or busted on August 17. Here is the nearest doom on either side.

From the desk · our own words, not a fact

Empty in the almanac. Somewhere, a date like this is quietly proud of itself.

Nearest doom

on the calendar, any year

Earlier in the year · 6 days before

August 11

Doomsday · busted · 1999

Mir Will Fall on Paris During the 1999 Eclipse

Later in the year · 1 day after

August 18

Doomsday · busted · 1999

Criswell Predicts: The End on August 18, 1999

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