July 17th, 1751

Born on July 17th, 1751

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 99,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 369 days, exactly on May 1st, 2025, people who were born on July 17th, 1751 will be 100,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

70

Elbridge Gerry

Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814

*July 17th, 1744, Marblehead †November 23rd, 1814, Washington, D.C.

72

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

45

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

76

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

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

38

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

86

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

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

86

James Cagney

American actor and dancer (1899–1986)

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

38

Tom Cullen

British actor

*July 17th, 1985, Aberystwyth

95

Phyllis Diller

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

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

Same year
Born in 1751

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

*October 30th, 1751, Dublin †July 7th, 1816, Seoul

79

Gérard de Lally-Tollendal

French politician (1751-1830)

*March 5th, 1751, Paris †March 11th, 1830, Paris

51

Corona Schröter

German musician and singer (1751-1802)

*January 14th, 1751, Guben †August 23rd, 1802, Ilmenau

78

Maria Anna Mozart

Austrian musician

*July 30th, 1751, Salzburg †October 29th, 1829, Salzburg

75

Johann Heinrich Voss

German poet and classics translator

*February 20th, 1751, Sommerstorf †March 29th, 1826, Heidelberg

78

Henry Dearborn

American politician (1751-1829)

*February 23rd, 1751, North Hampton †June 6th, 1829, Roxbury

68

Clemens Maria Hofbauer

Austrian Redemptorist and saint

*December 26th, 1751, Tasovice †March 15th, 1820, Vienna

42

Charles-Philippe Ronsin

French newspaper founder

*December 1st, 1751, Soissons †March 24th, 1794, Paris

74

Vincent-Marie Costantini

French soldier

*February 24th, 1751, Ghisoni †June 25th, 1825, Montmélian

43

Johan Henric Kellgren

Swedish poet and critic

*December 1st, 1751, Floby †April 20th, 1795, Stockholm

78

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder

Austrian-Italian painter (1751-1830)

*December 31st, 1751, Romeno †February 11th, 1830, Vienna

77

Lorenz Karsten

German economist (1751-1829)

*April 3rd, 1751, Sukow-Levitzow †February 28th, 1829, Rostock

64

Julie Billiart

French religious leader

*July 12th, 1751, Cuvilly †April 8th, 1816, Namur

73

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

King of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-1816), Sicily (1759-1816), and the Two Sicilies (1816-1825)

*January 12th, 1751, Naples †January 4th, 1825, Naples

61

George Shaw

English botanist and zoologist (1751–1813)

*December 10th, 1751, Aylesbury †July 22nd, 1813, London

41

John Webber

English artist (1753-1791)

*October 6th, 1751, London †April 29th, 1793, London

67

Maria Luisa of Parma

Queen consort of Spain (1751-1819)

*December 9th, 1751, Parma †January 2nd, 1819, Rome

77

Jean Alexandre Caffin

French general

*March 13th, 1751, Doué-la-Fontaine †August 31st, 1828, Doué-la-Fontaine

68

Christian Wilhelm von Dohm

German diplomat, historian

*December 11th, 1751, Lemgo †May 29th, 1820, Pustleben

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1751 is a normal year and no leap year.

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