August 17th, 1674

Born on August 17th, 1674

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

Same year
Born in 1674

48

Dimitrie Cantemir

Prince of Moldavia

*October 26th, 1674, Dimitrie Cantemir †August 21st, 1723, Dmitrovsk

74

Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg

German noble (1674-1748)

*April 5th, 1674, Old Cölln †November 22nd, 1748, Römhild

55

Johann Wilhelm Engelbrecht

German jurist (1674-1729)

*January 15th, 1674, Hamelin †September 12th, 1729, Helmstedt

84

Giovanni Antonio Guadagni

Italian cardinal

*September 14th, 1674, Florence †January 15th, 1759, Rome

57

Johann Burckhardt Mencke

German historian and publisher

*April 8th, 1674, Leipzig †April 1st, 1732, Leipzig

69

Jean Barbeyrac

French jurist

*March 15th, 1674, Béziers †March 3rd, 1744, Groningen

66

Jethro Tull

British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution

*March 30th, 1674, Basildon †February 21st, 1741, Hungerford

75

Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan

Catholic cardinal

*June 26th, 1674, Paris †July 19th, 1749, Paris

68

Johann Anderson

German politician and lawyer (1674-1743)

*May 14th, 1674, Hamburg †May 3rd, 1743, Hamburg

91

František Maxmilián Kaňka

Czech architect

*August 9th, 1674, Prague †July 14th, 1766, Prague

61

Jean Ranc

French painter born in Montpellier (1674-1735)

*January 28th, 1674, Montpellier †July 1st, 1735, Madrid

63

Luca Antonio Colomba

Painter (1674-1737)

*November 19th, 1674, Arogno †December 22nd, 1737, Arogno

90

Giampietro Zanotti

Italian painter and poet (1674-1765)

*October 3rd, 1674, Paris †September 28th, 1765, Bologna

50

Marie of Lorraine

Monegasque princess

*August 12th, 1674, Paris †October 30th, 1724, Monaco

76

Christian Gottlieb Schwarz

Dr. phil. Universität Leipzig 1699

*November 30th, 1674, Leisnig †November 30th, 1750, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

44

Nicholas Rowe

English poet, writer (1674-1718)

*June 20th, 1674, Little Barford †December 6th, 1718, London

51

Eleonore von Dönhoff

*October 29th, 1674, Friedrichstein Castle †September 2nd, 1726, Schloss Kossenblatt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1674 is a normal year and no leap year.

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