August 17th, 1612

Born on August 17th, 1612

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 17th?

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.

August 17th, 2008

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games.

August 17th, 1969

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..

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.

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.

August 17th, 1945

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.

August 17th, 1943

World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center.

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.

August 17th, 1915

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.

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.

August 17th, 1907

Pike Place Market (pictured), one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.

August 17th, 1676

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.

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.

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.

August 17th, 1876

The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival.

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

Born on August 17th, 1612

39

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian politician (1612-1651)

*August 17th, 1612, Lubny †August 20th, 1651, Popilnia Raion

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27

Murad IV

The 17th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1623–1640)

*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople

29

Saskia van Uylenburgh

Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn

*August 2nd, 1612, Leeuwarden †June 14th, 1642, Amsterdam

82

Antoine Arnauld

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)

*February 5th, 1612, Paris †August 8th, 1694, City of Brussels

67

Frans Post

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)

*November 17th, 1612, Haarlem †February 17th, 1680, Haarlem

43

Nicolas Chaperon

French painter (1612-1656)

*October 19th, 1612, Châteaudun †January 1st, 1656, Lyon

61

Lorenzo Imperiali

Italian cardinal (1612–1673)

*February 21st, 1612, Genoa †September 21st, 1673, Rome

64

Justus Georg Schottel

German grammarian

*June 23rd, 1612, Einbeck †October 25th, 1676, Wolfenbüttel

73

Michel Anguier

French sculptor (1612-1686)

*September 28th, 1612, Eu †July 11th, 1686, Paris

38

Dorgon

Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)

*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde

71

Thomas Killigrew

English dramatist and theatre manager; (1612-1683)

*February 7th, 1612, London †March 19th, 1683, London

34

Odoardo Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646

*April 28th, 1612, Parma †September 11th, 1646, Piacenza

59

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)

*January 17th, 1612, Denton Hall, Wharfedale †November 12th, 1671, Nun Appleton Priory

22

John Albert Vasa

Catholic cardinal

*June 25th, 1612, Kraków †December 29th, 1634, Padua

64

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

Founder of the city of Montreal

*February 15th, 1612, Neuville-sur-Vanne †September 9th, 1676, Paris

60

Anne Bradstreet

Anglo-American poet (1612-1672)

*March 20th, 1612, Northampton †September 16th, 1672, Andover

37

Michael Behm

German theologian

*September 29th, 1612, Königsberg †August 31st, 1650

85

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington

English politician

*October 20th, 1612, Youghal †January 15th, 1698

64

Johann Caspar Waser

*December 9th, 1612, Zürich †January 1st, 1677, Zürich

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Leap year

Yes: 1612 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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