1717 July 1717 July 4th, 1717

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  1. Born on July 4th, 1717 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on July 4th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on July 4th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (July 1717)

Born on July 4th, 1717

Weekday

Sunday

July 4th, 1717 was a Sunday.

Age

306

People born on July 4th, 1717 will turn 307 this year (2024), in exactly 68 days .

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 22nd, 1717 - July 22nd, 1717

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 938 days, exactly on November 21st, 2026, people who were born on July 4th, 1717 will be 113,000 days old!

112,062 Days

16,008 Weeks

3,681 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on July 4th?

NASA July 4th, 2005

The impactor of the NASA space probe Deep Impact collided with the comet Tempel 1, excavating interior material to study its composition.
Kylie Minogue July 4th, 1988

Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.
Israel Defense Forces July 4th, 1976

Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.
Central Intelligence Agency July 4th, 1954

Four CIA officers arrived in Guatemala to begin Operation PBHistory in an attempt to justify the United States' overthrow of President Jacobo Árbenz one week prior.
William Shockley July 4th, 1951

William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain later won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Anti-communism July 4th, 1950

The United States' anti-communist propaganda source Radio Free Europe made its first broadcast aimed at Czechoslovakia.
Brazilian cruiser Bahia July 4th, 1945

The Brazilian cruiser Bahia (pictured) was accidentally sunk by one of its own crewmen, killing more than 300 people.
Władysław Sikorski July 4th, 1943

The aircraft carrying Władysław Sikorski, prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, crashed off Gibraltar, killing him and fifteen others and leading to several conspiracy theories.
The Holocaust July 4th, 1941

The Holocaust: During the German occupation of Latvia, a number of synagogues in Riga were set on fire, killing many Jews who were confined within.
World War I July 4th, 1918

World War I: Allied forces led by the Australian general John Monash won the Battle of Hamel, demonstrating the effectiveness of combined-arms techniques in trench warfare.
American Civil War July 4th, 1863

American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.
River Thames July 4th, 1862

In a boat on the River Thames from Oxford to Godstow, author Lewis Carroll told Alice Liddell (pictured) and her sisters a story that later formed the basis for his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Walt Whitman July 4th, 1855

The first edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass was published, and it went on to become one of the most important collections of American poetry.
Grand Junction Railway July 4th, 1837

The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction, opened between Birmingham and Newton Junction.
Second Continental Congress July 4th, 1776

In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 4th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 4th?

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Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai
Calvin Coolidge: Age & Birthday 60
Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton
29
Shella Devi Aulia

Indonesian badminton player

*July 4th, 1994, Bekasi City
Eva Marie Saint: Age & Birthday 99
Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Age & Birthday 59
Nathaniel Hawthorne

American author (1804–1864)

*July 4th, 1804, Salem †May 19th, 1864, Plymouth
Rube Goldberg: Age & Birthday 87
Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City
Nina Badrić: Age & Birthday 51
Nina Badrić

Croatian pop singer

*July 4th, 1972, Zagreb
32
Dries De Bondt

Belgian cyclist

*July 4th, 1991, Bornem
Neil Simon: Age & Birthday 91
Neil Simon

American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)

*July 4th, 1927, New York City †August 26th, 2018, Manhattan
Ute Lemper: Age & Birthday 60
Ute Lemper

German singer and actress

*July 4th, 1963, Münster
Gina Lollobrigida: Age & Birthday 95
Gina Lollobrigida

Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927–2023)

*July 4th, 1927, Subiaco †January 16th, 2023, Rome
74
Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot, and republican (1807–1882)

*July 4th, 1807, Nice †June 2nd, 1882, Caprera
91
Aurèle Vandendriessche

Belgian marathon runner

*July 4th, 1932, Anzegem †October 17th, 2023, Waregem
Horst Seehofer: Age & Birthday 74
Horst Seehofer

German politician (CSU) and Federal Minister of the Interior

*July 4th, 1949, Ingolstadt
Alfredo Di Stéfano: Age & Birthday 88
Alfredo Di Stéfano

Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926-2014)

*July 4th, 1926, Buenos Aires †July 7th, 2014, Madrid
Malia Obama: Age & Birthday 25
Malia Obama

Daughter of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

*July 4th, 1998, Chicago
54
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

German poet

*July 4th, 1715, Hainichen †December 13th, 1769, Leipzig
John Lloyd Young: Age & Birthday 48
John Lloyd Young

American actor

*July 4th, 1975, Sacramento
Tracy Letts: Age & Birthday 58
Tracy Letts

American actor and screenwriter

*July 4th, 1965, Tulsa
Rudolf Friedrich: Age & Birthday 90
Rudolf Friedrich

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1923-2013)

*July 4th, 1923, Winterthur †October 15th, 2013, Winterthur

Same year
Born in 1717

David Garrick: Age & Birthday 61
David Garrick

British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)

*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London
Maria Theresa of Austria: Age & Birthday 63
Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna
Jean le Rond d'Alembert: Age & Birthday 65
Jean le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris
Ferdinand Stosch: Age & Birthday 62
Ferdinand Stosch

German theologian (1717–1780)

*December 30th, 1717, Liebenberg †June 3rd, 1780, Detmold
Pedro III of Portugal: Age & Birthday 68
Pedro III of Portugal

King of Portugal

*July 5th, 1717, Lisbon †May 25th, 1786, Sintra
Johann Joachim Winckelmann: Age & Birthday 50
Johann Joachim Winckelmann

German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library

*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, Trieste
81
Pius VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

*December 25th, 1717, Cesena †August 29th, 1799, Valence
Horace Walpole: Age & Birthday 79
Horace Walpole

English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)

*September 24th, 1717, London †March 2nd, 1797, London
56
Mustafa III

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774

*January 28th, 1717, Constantinople †January 21st, 1774, Constantinople
69
Jean Dugain

French slave hunter and explorer

*February 23rd, 1717, Saint-Denis †January 1st, 1787
Louis François, Prince of Conti: Age & Birthday 58
Louis François, Prince of Conti

French noble and art collector (1717-1776)

*August 13th, 1717, Paris †August 2nd, 1776, Paris
George Augustus Eliott: Age & Birthday 72
George Augustus Eliott

1st Lord Heathfield and Baron of Gibraltar, Army General, Governor of Gibraltar; (1717-1790)

*December 25th, 1717, Roxburghshire †July 6th, 1790, Aachen
Cardinal de Soubise: Age & Birthday 38
Cardinal de Soubise

Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1717, Paris †June 28th, 1756, Saverne
Luis de Unzaga: Age & Birthday 76
Luis de Unzaga

Spanish colonial governor and administrator (1717-1793)

*April 6th, 1717, Málaga †June 21st, 1793, Málaga
Richard Owen Cambridge: Age & Birthday 85
Richard Owen Cambridge

British poet

*February 14th, 1717, London †September 17th, 1802, Richmond
Norbert Grund: Age & Birthday 49
Norbert Grund

Czech painter (1717-1767)

*December 4th, 1717, Prague †July 17th, 1767, Prague
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Age & Birthday 80
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

British Army officer (1717-1797)

*January 29th, 1717, Riverhead †August 3rd, 1797, Montreal Park
Philipp Erasmus Reich: Age & Birthday 70
Philipp Erasmus Reich

German publisher

*December 1st, 1717, Laubach †December 3rd, 1787, Leipzig
Johann Augustin Dietelmair: Age & Birthday 68
Johann Augustin Dietelmair
*January 1st, 1717, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1785
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Johann Stamitz

Czech composer and violinist

*June 19th, 1717, Havlíčkův Brod †March 27th, 1757, Mannheim

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 July 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 4th.

Andrew of Crete
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_of_Crete
Bertha of Artois
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Artois
Blessed Catherine Jarrige
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Jarrige
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giorgio_Frassati
Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Portugal
Oda of Canterbury
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_of_Canterbury
Ulrich of Augsburg
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_of_Augsburg
July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dree_Festival
Independence Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)
Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day
Liberation Day (Rwanda)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Rwanda)
Republic Day (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(Philippines)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IV.VII.MDCCXVII

4.7.1717

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100X = 10V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1717 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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