August 17th, 1711

Born on August 17th, 1711

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 1711

65

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

*April 26th, 1711, Edinburgh †August 25th, 1776, Edinburgh

49

Edward Boscawen

Royal Navy admiral (1711-1761)

*August 19th, 1711, Tregothnan †January 10th, 1761, Surrey

87

Qianlong Emperor

Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)

*September 25th, 1711, Beijing †February 7th, 1799, Beijing

66

Laura Bassi

Italian physicist (1711-1778)

*October 31st, 1711, Bologna †February 20th, 1778, Bologna

40

William IV, Prince of Orange

Hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands (1711-1751)

*September 1st, 1711, Leeuwarden †October 22nd, 1751, Huis ten Bosch

83

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

Bohemian nobleman (1711-1794)

*February 2nd, 1711, Vienna †June 27th, 1794, Vienna

82

Francisco Pérez Bayer

Spanish writer (1711-1794)

*November 11th, 1711, Valencia †January 27th, 1794, Valencia

75

Princess Amelia of Great Britain

Princess of Great Britain (1711-1786)

*June 10th, 1711, Herrenhausen Palace †October 31st, 1786, Soho

67

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple

First Lord of the Admiralty (1711-1779)

*September 26th, 1711, Wotton Underwood †September 12th, 1779, London

29

Sidonia Hedwig Zäunemann

German poet

*January 15th, 1711, Erfurt †December 11th, 1740, Plaue

72

Agustín de Jáuregui

Spanish colonial governor (1711-1784)

*May 17th, 1711, Lekaroz †April 29th, 1784, Lima

74

Kitty Clive

British actress (1711-1785)

*November 5th, 1711, London †December 6th, 1785, London

77

François Jacquier

French Franciscan mathematician and physicist

*June 7th, 1711, Vitry-le-François †July 5th, 1788, Rome

38

Baron Franz von der Trenck

Austrian soldier (1711-1749)

*January 1st, 1711, Reggio Calabria †October 14th, 1749, Brno

60

Andrés Piquer

Spanish writer (1711-1772)

*November 6th, 1711, Fórnoles †August 3rd, 1772, Madrid

69

Noël Hallé

French painter and printmaker (1711-1781)

*September 2nd, 1711, Paris †June 5th, 1781, Paris

73

Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg

German prince-bishop and duke of Oldenburg (1711-1785)

*September 20th, 1711, Gottorf Castle †July 6th, 1785, Oldenburg

45

Peter Karl Christoph von Keith

Prussian confidant of Frederick the Great (1711–1756)

*May 24th, 1711, Poborowo †December 27th, 1756, Berlin

77

Gaetano Latilla

Italian opera composer

*January 12th, 1711, Bari †January 15th, 1788, Naples

70

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

French writer, editor

*April 26th, 1711, Rouen †September 8th, 1781, Avallon

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1711 is a normal year and no leap year.

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