October 17th, 1423

Born on October 17th, 1423

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 219,000 days old!

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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

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

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

65

John Paul I

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

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

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

77

Adam Michnik

Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946)

*October 17th, 1946, Warsaw

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

57

Segundo de Chomón

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

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

37

Mohombi

Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer

*October 17th, 1986, Kinshasa

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

Same year
Born in 1423

60

Louis XI of France

King of France from 1461 to 1483

*July 3rd, 1423, Bourges †August 30th, 1483, Château de Plessis-lez-Tours

73

Antonio Manetti

Italian humanist, architect and mathematician

*July 6th, 1423, Florence †May 26th, 1497, Florence

76

Thomas Rotherham

Lord Privy Seal; Lord Chancellor; Bishop of Rochester; Bishop of Lincoln; Archbishop of York

*August 24th, 1423, Rotherham †May 29th, 1500, Cawood Castle

70

Ferdinand I of Naples

King of Naples

*June 2nd, 1423, Valencia †January 28th, 1494, Kingdom of Naples

37

Georg von Peuerbach

Austrian mathematician and astronomer (1423-1461)

*May 30th, 1423, Peuerbach †April 8th, 1461, Vienna

49

Gaston IV of Foix

Count of Foix

*February 26th, 1423, Petegem-aan-de-Schelde †July 10th, 1472, Orreaga-Roncesvalles

49

John II of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Saarbrücken (1442-1472)

*April 4th, 1423, Kirchheimbolanden †July 25th, 1472, Vaihingen an der Enz

1

Infanta Leonor of Castile

Princess of Asturias

*September 10th, 1423, Valladolid †August 22nd, 1425, Castromonte

84

Endres Tucher

German builder (1423-1507)

*April 5th, 1423, Nuremberg †April 14th, 1507

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Public holidays on October 17th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1423 is a normal year and no leap year.

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