August 17
EventsEdit
- 1719 – Spanish forces begin an assault upon French-held Dauphin Island and Mobile.
- 1961 – The Gulf Breeze City Council holds its first meeting.
- 1977 - Rock musicians Bad Company performed at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
- 1978 - Pop / rock musicians Heart and Walter Eagan performed at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
- 2007 – Vince Whibbs, Jr. is sentenced to four years in prison.
- 2012 - Pop musician Jason Mraz performs at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach.