December 17th, 1750

Born on December 17th, 1750

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What happened on December 17th?

December 17th, 2010

Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian Revolution.

December 17th, 1990

American gay rights activist William E. Woods brought three same-sex couples to fill out marriage licenses in Honolulu, leading to the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.

December 17th, 1989

The Simpsons, the longest running American prime-time entertainment series, made its debut on the Fox television network with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

December 17th, 1983

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others.

December 17th, 1970

Polish soldiers fired at workers (memorial pictured) emerging from trains in Gdynia, beginning the government's crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.

December 17th, 1967

Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming near Portsea, Victoria; his body was never recovered.

December 17th, 1948

The Finnish Security Police was established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

December 17th, 1945

The modern flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad, Iran.

December 17th, 1944

Nazi troops under Joachim Peiper killed unarmed prisoners of war, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, with machine guns near Malmedy, Belgium.

December 17th, 1939

World War II: After sustaining moderate damage in the Battle of the River Plate two days earlier, the German cruiser Graf Spee was scuttled by its commander, Hans Langsdorff, to avoid its internment by Uruguay.

December 17th, 1926

A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected President Kazys Grinius with Antanas Smetona.

December 17th, 1918

About 1,000 demonstrators marched (pictured) on Government House in Darwin, Australia, where they burned an effigy of Administrator John Gilruth and demanded his resignation.

December 17th, 1903

Aboard the Wright Flyer (pictured) in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright conducted the first successful flights of a powered fixed-wing aircraft.

December 17th, 1862

American Civil War: Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

December 17th, 1790

The Aztec sun stone, now a modern symbol of Mexican culture, was excavated in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City.

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

Born on December 17th, 1750

66

Joseph Stark

German author

*December 17th, 1750, See †December 31st, 1816, Gersthofen

77

Elizabeth Craven

British noble

*December 17th, 1750, Westminster †January 13th, 1828, Naples

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Who's birthday is on December 17th?

27

Kungs

French DJ, record producer and musician

*December 17th, 1996, Aix-en-Provence

51

Domenico Cimarosa

Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school

*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

50

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

48

Milla Jovovich

Ukrainian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

24

Holly Humberstone

British singer-songwriter

*December 17th, 1999, Grantham

40

James Mitchell Varnum

American judge

*December 17th, 1748, Dracut †January 9th, 1789, Marietta

79

Carl Meyer

German architect (1855-1936)

*December 17th, 1855, Estorf †November 30th, 1935, Hanover

51

Fernando Silva

Badminton player

*December 17th, 1972, Peniche

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

74

Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre

Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885)

*December 17th, 1810, Isla de León †November 26th, 1885, Madrid

52

Joel Berti

American actor

*December 17th, 1971, Avon

74

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)

*December 17th, 1835, Neuchâtel †March 27th, 1910, RMS Adriatic

80

Joseph Henry

American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)

*December 17th, 1797, Albany †May 13th, 1878, Washington, D.C.

69

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague

81

Muhammadu Buhari

Former President of Nigeria

*December 17th, 1942, Daura

42

Émilie du Châtelet

French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749)

*December 17th, 1706, Paris †September 10th, 1749, Lunéville

76

Tommaso Arezzo

Italian cardinal (1756-1833)

*December 17th, 1756, Orbetello †February 3rd, 1833, Rome

80

Peter Snell

New Zealand athlete

*December 17th, 1938, Ōpunake †December 12th, 2019, Dallas

64

Gregg Araki

American film director

*December 17th, 1959, Los Angeles

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Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

77

Nicolas Louis François de Neufchâteau

French statesman, poet, politician, agronomist and scientist (1750-1828)

*April 17th, 1750, Saffais †January 10th, 1828, Paris

68

Pedro Inocencio Bejarano

Spanish bishop

*July 28th, 1750, Granada †December 13th, 1818, Mandayona

48

Tipu Sultan

Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

*November 20th, 1750, Devanahalli †May 4th, 1799, Srirangapatna

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

74

Frederik Gottschalk von Haxthausen

Norwegian politician and general (1750-1825)

*July 14th, 1750, Copenhagen †July 6th, 1825, Christiania

71

Heinrich Rathmann

German regional historian

*January 10th, 1750, Neuengamme †March 14th, 1821, Pechau

59

Ignacy Potocki

Writer (1750-1809)

*February 28th, 1750, Radzyń Podlaski †August 30th, 1809, Vienna

53

Ami Argand

Genevan chemist (1750-1803)

*July 5th, 1750, Geneva †October 14th, 1803, Geneva

63

Johann Martin Miller

German theologian and writer

*December 3rd, 1750, Jungingen †June 21st, 1814, Ulm

68

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

French painter (1750-1819)

*December 6th, 1750, Toulouse †February 16th, 1819, Paris

75

Isaac Shelby

American politician (1750-1826)

*December 11th, 1750, Frederick County †July 18th, 1826, Lincoln County

26

Cornelia Schlosser

German author of letters and sister of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1750-1777)

*December 7th, 1750, Frankfurt †June 8th, 1777, Emmendingen

78

André Joseph Abrial

French politician

*March 19th, 1750, Annonay †November 13th, 1828, Paris

24

Robert Fergusson

Scottish poet and writer (1750-1774)

*September 5th, 1750, Edinburgh †October 16th, 1774, Edinburgh

63

Johann Gottfried Vierling

German organist and composer (1750-1813)

*January 25th, 1750, Metzels †November 22nd, 1813, Schmalkalden

61

Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

*September 24th, 1750, Różanki, Lubusz Voivodeship †December 21st, 1811, Dessau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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