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  1. Born on August 17th, 1442 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on August 17th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on August 17th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (August 1442)

Born on August 17th, 1442

Weekday

Wednesday

August 17th, 1442 was a Wednesday.

Age

581

People born on August 17th, 1442 will turn 582 this year (2024), in exactly 113 days .

Zodiac

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Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1442 - August 23rd, 1442

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 212,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 541 days, exactly on October 19th, 2025, people who were born on August 17th, 1442 will be 213,000 days old!

212,459 Days

30,351 Weeks

6,980 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 17th?

Water turbine August 17th, 2009

A hydroelectric turbine at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Russia catastrophically failed, flooding the turbine hall, killing 75 people and causing widespread power outages.
Michael Phelps August 17th, 2008

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Summer Olympics, the most golds by any person at a single games.
Hurricane Camille August 17th, 1969

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..
Miles Davis August 17th, 1959

American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.
Korean War August 17th, 1950

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.
Animal Farm August 17th, 1945

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.
Winston Churchill August 17th, 1943

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a highly secret military conference (pictured) held in Quebec City.
World War I August 17th, 1916

World War I: Romania signed a secret treaty with the Entente Powers, agreeing to enter the war in return for promised territory in Austria-Hungary.
1915 Galveston hurricane August 17th, 1915

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.
World War I August 17th, 1914

World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front.
Pike Place Market August 17th, 1907

Pike Place Market , one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.
Scanian War August 17th, 1676

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.
Hundred Years' War August 17th, 1424

Hundred Years' War: Allied English and Burgundian forces gained a strategically important victory at the bloody Battle of Verneuil in Normandy, France.
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars August 17th, 0986

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the Battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
2017 Barcelona attacks August 17th, 2017

Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.

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

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

Vibeke Stene: Age & Birthday 45
Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal
Robert De Niro: Age & Birthday 80
Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village
20
The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo
Markus Gisdol: Age & Birthday 54
Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige
Jean-Jacques Sempé: Age & Birthday 89
Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus
77
Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022
36
Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality
Pierre de Fermat: Age & Birthday 63
Pierre de Fermat

French mathematician and lawyer

*August 17th, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne †January 12th, 1665, Castres
Marcus Berg: Age & Birthday 37
Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby
87
Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling
76
Anders Hatlo

Norwegian actor and film director

*August 17th, 1947, Larvik
46
Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw
Herta Müller: Age & Birthday 70
Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

*August 17th, 1953, Nițchidorf
Ingrid Daubechies: Age & Birthday 69
Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren
Mehdi Baala: Age & Birthday 45
Mehdi Baala

French middle-distance runner

*August 17th, 1978, Strasbourg
70
Thilo von Trotha
*August 17th, 1443, Krosigk †March 5th, 1514, Merseburg
Sean Penn: Age & Birthday 63
Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica
Jiang Zemin: Age & Birthday 96
Jiang Zemin

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002

*August 17th, 1926, Yangzhou †November 30th, 2022, Shanghai
Julian Fellowes: Age & Birthday 74
Julian Fellowes

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

*August 17th, 1949, Cairo
Gracie Gold: Age & Birthday 28
Gracie Gold

American figure skater

*August 17th, 1995, Newton

Same year
Born in 1442

40
Edward IV of England

King from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483

*April 28th, 1442, Rouen †April 9th, 1483, Westminster
44
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus

Queen Regnant of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia

*November 30th, 1442, Nicosia †July 16th, 1487, Rome
69
Oswald I van den Bergh

28 Feb 1442 - 1506

*February 28th, 1442, 's-Heerenberg †May 3rd, 1511, Zaltbommel
56
Galeotto I Pico

15th-century Italian soldier and nobleman

*August 3rd, 1442, Mirandola †April 7th, 1499, Mirandola
76
Vannozza dei Cattanei

Italian noble

*July 13th, 1442, Mantua †November 24th, 1518, Rome
37
Margaret of Bavaria, Marchioness of Mantua

Marchioness consort of Mantua (1442-1479)

*January 10th, 1442, Munich †October 23rd, 1479, Mantua
80
Johannes Nuhn

German author and historian

*January 25th, 1442, Bad Hersfeld †January 1st, 1523
31
Anna von Lichtenberg

(1442-1474)

*October 25th, 1442, Lichtenau †January 24th, 1474

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on August 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.

Saint Beatrice of Silva
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Silva
Saint Clare of Montefalco
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Montefalco
Saint Hyacinth of Poland
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_of_Poland
Saint Jeanne Delanoue
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Delanoue
Saint Mammes of Caesarea
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammes_of_Caesarea
Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson_(American_educator)
August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Engineer's Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_Day
Flag Day (Bolivia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bolivia
Independence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon
Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey
Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovenia
San Martin Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Argentina
Black Cat Appreciation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.VIII.MCDXLII

17.8.1442

Legend

M = 1000CD = 400XL = 40X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1442 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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31 1234567
32 891011121314
33 15161718192021
34 22232425262728
35 293031

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