August 17th, 1818

Born on August 17th, 1818

Weekday

Monday

August 17th, 1818 was a Monday.

Age

207

People born on August 17th, 1818 will turn 208 this year (2026), in exactly 46 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1818 - August 23rd, 1818

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 75,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 75 days, exactly on September 15th, 2026, people who were born on August 17th, 1818 will be 76,000 days old!

75,925 Days

10,846 Weeks

2,494 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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 1818

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

Karl Müllenhoff

German philologist (1818-1884)

*September 8th, 1818, Marne †February 19th, 1884, Berlin

James Prescott Joule

English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)

*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, Sale

Marius Petipa

French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer

*March 11th, 1818, Marseille †July 1st, 1910, Hurzuf

Ivan Turgenev

Russian writer (1818–1883)

*October 28th, 1818, Oryol †September 3rd, 1883, Bougival

Francesco Crispi

Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901)

*October 4th, 1818, Ribera †August 11th, 1901, Naples

Paul Meurice

French writer

*February 5th, 1818, former 4th arrondissement of Paris †December 11th, 1905, 17th arrondissement of Paris

Christian IX of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906

*April 8th, 1818, Gottorf Castle †January 29th, 1906, Amalienborg

Ignaz Semmelweis

Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865); introduced hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics (1847)

*July 1st, 1818, Tabán †August 13th, 1865, Oberdöbling

Josh Billings

American humorist

*April 21st, 1818, Lanesborough †October 14th, 1885, Monterey

Charles Gounod

French composer (1818–1893)

*June 17th, 1818, Paris †October 18th, 1893, Saint-Cloud

Ferdinand Kommerell

*January 16th, 1818, Tübingen †February 22nd, 1872, Tübingen

Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*December 13th, 1818, Lexington †July 16th, 1882, Springfield

Maria Mitchell

American astronomer

*August 1st, 1818, Nantucket †June 29th, 1889, Lynn

Miroslav Vilhar

Slovene poet, politician and playwright (1818-1871)

*September 7th, 1818, Planina †August 6th, 1871, Kalec Castle

Sophie of Württemberg

Queen Consort of the Netherlands (1818–1877)

*June 17th, 1818, Stuttgart †June 3rd, 1877, Huis ten Bosch

Angelo Secchi

Italian astronomer

*June 18th, 1818, Reggio Emilia †February 26th, 1878, Rome

Paul Octave Hébert

Confederate Army general

*December 12th, 1818, Iberville Parish †August 29th, 1880, Iberville Parish

August Wilhelm von Hofmann

German chemist (1818-1892)

*April 8th, 1818, Giessen †May 5th, 1892, Berlin

Lucy Stone

American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893)

*August 13th, 1818, West Brookfield †October 19th, 1893, Boston

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon

Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey

Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovenia

San Martin Day (Argentina)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Argentina

Black Cat Appreciation Day (United States)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVII.VIII.MDCCCXVIII

17.8.1818

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1818 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1818

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August 17th, 1818

Born on August 17th, 1818

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 75,000 days old!

75,925 Days

10,846 Weeks

2,494 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 17th?

A hydroelectric turbine at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Russia catastrophically failed, flooding the turbine hall, killing 75 people and causing widespread power outages.

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.

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..

American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.

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.

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.

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.

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.

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.

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.

Hundred Years' War: Allied English and Burgundian forces gained a strategically important victory at the bloody Battle of Verneuil in Normandy, France.

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.

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 1818

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 17th

Saint Beatrice of Silva

Saint Clare of Montefalco

Saint Hyacinth of Poland

Saint Jeanne Delanoue

Saint Mammes of Caesarea

Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)

August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Engineer's Day (Colombia)

Flag Day (Bolivia)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.

Marcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)

Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)

San Martin Day (Argentina)

Black Cat Appreciation Day (United States)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

17.8.1818

Legend

Leap year

Calendar August 1818

August 1818

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 75,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1818

Calendar
August 1818

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