July 17th, 1662

Born on July 17th, 1662

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 132,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 862 days, exactly on September 7th, 2026, people who were born on July 17th, 1662 will be 133,000 days old!

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What happened on July 17th?

July 17th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

July 17th, 2007

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.

July 17th, 1996

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

July 17th, 1992

Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom.

July 17th, 1981

A structural failure caused a walkway at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., to collapse (damage pictured), killing 114 people and injuring 216 others.

July 17th, 1968

Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.

July 17th, 1944

Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.

July 17th, 1918

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.

July 17th, 1863

The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.

July 17th, 1850

The first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun, a daguerreotype of Vega (pictured), was taken by William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple.

July 17th, 1771

Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about twenty Copper Inuit.

July 17th, 1453

The Battle of Castillon, the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War, ended with the English losing all holdings in France except the Pale of Calais.

July 17th, 1989

Holy See–Poland relations are restored.

July 17th, 1985

Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).

July 17th, 1984

The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21.

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

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

69

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

33

Klæmint Olsen

Faroese association football player

*July 17th, 1990, Runavík

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

27

Ulrikke Falch

Norwegian actress

*July 17th, 1996, Oslo

29

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player

*July 17th, 1994, Västerås

86

Evelyn Hartnick-Geismeier

German sculptor (1931-2017)

*July 17th, 1931, Finsterwalde †August 24th, 2017, Berlin

58

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

71

Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld

Swedish diplomat, linguist and diarist

*July 17th, 1655, Åmål †June 2nd, 1727, Romfartuna

72

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

45

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

38

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

76

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

*July 17th, 1947, King's College Hospital

86

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

63

Nancy Giles

Actress and television personality

*July 17th, 1960, New York City

72

Carlos Alberto Torres

Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)

*July 17th, 1944, Rio de Janeiro †October 25th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

38

Tom Cullen

British actor

*July 17th, 1985, Aberystwyth

79

César Chesneau Dumarsais

Early eighteenth century French philosopher and grammarian

*July 17th, 1676, Marseille †June 11th, 1756, Paris

86

James Cagney

American actor and dancer (1899–1986)

*July 17th, 1899, Manhattan †March 30th, 1986, Stanford

95

Phyllis Diller

American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)

*July 17th, 1917, Lima †August 20th, 2012, Brentwood

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41

Christian Andreas Siber

German theologian

*November 15th, 1662, Bad Schandau †January 31st, 1704, Bad Tennstedt

32

Mary II of England

Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694 (born 1662 died 1694)

*April 30th, 1662, St James's Palace †December 28th, 1694, Kensington Palace

63

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726

*July 11th, 1662, Munich †February 26th, 1726, Munich

66

Francesco Bianchini

Italian philosopher, astronomer and archaeologist (1662-1729)

*December 13th, 1662, Verona †March 2nd, 1729, Rome

53

Johann Christian Adami

German theologian (1662-1715)

*January 13th, 1662, Luckau †May 12th, 1715, Lübben

65

Paolo de Matteis

Italian painter (1662-1728)

*February 9th, 1662, Cilento †July 26th, 1727, Naples

86

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset

English noble (1662–1748)

*August 13th, 1662, Preshute †December 2nd, 1748, Petworth House

28

Adam Zrinski

Croatian count and military officer

*December 24th, 1662, Vienna †August 19th, 1691, Stari Slankamen

40

Ádám Batthyány

Chief Justice (1662–1703)

*September 13th, 1662, Vienna †August 26th, 1703, Vienna

26

Marie Louise d'Orléans

Queen consort of Spain (1662-1689)

*March 26th, 1662, Palais-Royal †February 12th, 1689, Madrid

70

Achilles August von Lersner

German author and politician (1662-1732)

*April 29th, 1662, Frankfurt †December 29th, 1732, Frankfurt

40

Sophie Henriette of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

*August 3rd, 1662, Bad Arolsen †October 15th, 1702, Erbach

69

Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German prince

*March 8th, 1662, Wolfenbüttel †March 23rd, 1731, Wolfenbüttel

59

Johannes d'Outrein

Dutch theologian (1662-1722)

*October 17th, 1662, Middelburg †February 24th, 1722, Amsterdam

38

Johan de Witt Jr.

Dutch politician (1662-1701)

*May 27th, 1662, The Hague †January 24th, 1701, Dordrecht

45

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt

German military personnel

*September 21st, 1662, Flensburg †January 10th, 1708, Regensburg

68

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland

Son of Barbara Palmer (1662-1730), Countess of Castlemaine and Charles II of England

*June 18th, 1662, London †September 9th, 1730, London

80

Samuel Shute

English military officer and governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire

*January 12th, 1662, London †April 15th, 1742, England

82

Johann Georg Volckamer

German botanist (1662-1744)

*May 7th, 1662, Nuremberg †June 8th, 1744, Nuremberg

80

Richard Bentley

English classical scholar, critic and theologian and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1662-1742)

*January 27th, 1662, Wakefield †July 14th, 1742, Cambridge

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1662 is a normal year and no leap year.

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