October 17th, 1281

Born on October 17th, 1281

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 17th?

October 17th, 2001

Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.

October 17th, 2000

A fatal rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.

October 17th, 1992

Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihito Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.

October 17th, 1973

Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.

October 17th, 1969

The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy.

October 17th, 1964

Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.

October 17th, 1952

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.

October 17th, 1931

American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.

October 17th, 1860

The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland.

October 17th, 1814

A wooden beer-fermenting vat in London burst, destroying a second vat and causing a large flood of at least 128,000 imperial gallons (580,000 l; 154,000 US gal) of porter that killed eight people.

October 17th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British general John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign ended with his surrender to the Americans, later convincing France to enter the war in alliance with the United States.

October 17th, 1660

A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

October 17th, 1604

German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.

October 17th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France.

October 17th, 2019

The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 17th?

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

65

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)

*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

*October 17th, 1969, Croix-des-Bouquets

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington County

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

44

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

*October 17th, 1979, Espoo

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

37

Mohombi

Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer

*October 17th, 1986, Kinshasa

57

Segundo de Chomón

Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)

*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of Paris

51

Tarkan

Turkish singer

*October 17th, 1972, Alzey

76

Michael McKean

American actor

*October 17th, 1947, New York City

69

Susan Stroman

American theatre director

*October 17th, 1954, Wilmington

104

Marsha Hunt

American actress (1917–2022)

*October 17th, 1917, Chicago †September 7th, 2022, Sherman Oaks

63

Rob Marshall

American film and theatre director and producer

*October 17th, 1960, Madison

70

Richard Mentor Johnson

Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort

40

Felicity Jones

English actress

*October 17th, 1983, Birmingham

85

Zhao Ziyang

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

*October 17th, 1919, Hua County †January 17th, 2005, Beijing

67

Mae Jemison

American doctor and NASA astronaut

*October 17th, 1956, Decatur

45

Montgomery Clift

American actor (1920–1966)

*October 17th, 1920, Omaha †July 23rd, 1966, New York City

69

Evel Knievel

American stunt performer and artist (1938-2007)

*October 17th, 1938, Butte †November 30th, 2007, Clearwater

39

Andy Whitfield

Welsh actor (1971-2011)

*October 17th, 1971, Amlwch †September 11th, 2011, Sydney

66

Augustus III of Poland

King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)

*October 17th, 1696, Dresden †October 5th, 1763, Dresden

64

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)

*October 17th, 1760, Paris †May 19th, 1825, Paris

89

Arthur Miller

American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)

*October 17th, 1915, New York City †February 10th, 2005, Roxbury

77

Adam Michnik

Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946)

*October 17th, 1946, Warsaw

75

George Wendt

American actor

*October 17th, 1948, Chicago

61

Norm Macdonald

Canadian comedian (1959–2021)

*October 17th, 1959, Quebec City †September 14th, 2021, Duarte

31

Barry Keoghan

Irish actor

*October 17th, 1992, Summerhill

90

Bill Anders

American astronaut

*October 17th, 1933, British Hong Kong

58

Alejandra Ávalos

Mexican singer, musician and actress

*October 17th, 1965, Mexico City

84

Gustave Schlumberger

French historian

*October 17th, 1844, Guebwiller †May 9th, 1929, Paris

80

Melchior Bürgin

Swiss rower

*October 17th, 1943, Eptingen

73

François Corbier

French singer, musician and poet

*October 17th, 1944, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 1st, 2018, Évreux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1281 is a normal year and no leap year.

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