October 17th, 1825

Born on October 17th, 1825

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 72,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 17th?

October 17th, 2001

Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.

October 17th, 2000

A fatal rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.

October 17th, 1992

Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihito Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.

October 17th, 1973

Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.

October 17th, 1969

The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy.

October 17th, 1964

Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.

October 17th, 1952

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.

October 17th, 1931

American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.

October 17th, 1860

The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland.

October 17th, 1814

A wooden beer-fermenting vat in London burst, destroying a second vat and causing a large flood of at least 128,000 imperial gallons (580,000 l; 154,000 US gal) of porter that killed eight people.

October 17th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British general John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign ended with his surrender to the Americans, later convincing France to enter the war in alliance with the United States.

October 17th, 1660

A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

October 17th, 1604

German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.

October 17th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France.

October 17th, 2019

The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 17th?

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

65

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)

*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

*October 17th, 1969, Croix-des-Bouquets

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

57

Segundo de Chomón

Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)

*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of Paris

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington County

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

62

Édouard Roche

French astronomer (1820-1883)

*October 17th, 1820, Montpellier †April 27th, 1883, Montpellier

84

Gustave Schlumberger

French historian

*October 17th, 1844, Guebwiller †May 9th, 1929, Paris

44

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

*October 17th, 1979, Espoo

79

Alfred des Cloizeaux

French mineralogist (1817-1897)

*October 17th, 1817, Beauvais †May 6th, 1897, Paris

37

Mohombi

Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer

*October 17th, 1986, Kinshasa

51

Tarkan

Turkish singer

*October 17th, 1972, Alzey

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77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

*November 29th, 1825, Paris †August 16th, 1893, Montsauche-les-Settons

73

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

*October 25th, 1825, Neubau †June 3rd, 1899, Vienna

58

Roderich von Stintzing

German legal historian (1825–1883)

*February 8th, 1825, Altona †September 13th, 1883, Oberstdorf

70

Ludwig Ruetimeyer

Swiss zoologist (1825-1895)

*February 26th, 1825, Biglen †November 25th, 1895, Basel

66

Emmy von Dincklage

German writer (1825-1891)

*March 13th, 1825, Gut Campe †June 28th, 1891, Berlin

50

George Pickett

Confederate Army general

*January 16th, 1825, Richmond †July 30th, 1875, Norfolk

75

Jules Barbier

French poet, writer and librettist

*March 8th, 1825, Paris †January 16th, 1901, Paris

71

Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

Austrian politician (1825-1896)

*June 27th, 1825, Vienna †December 12th, 1896, Ober-Grafendorf

91

Dadabhai Naoroji

Indian politician leader, scholar and writer (1825–1917)

*September 4th, 1825, Mumbai †June 30th, 1917, Mumbai

66

Luis Martos y Potestad

Spanish politician (1825-1892)

*October 1st, 1825, Cartagena †July 4th, 1892, Madrid

70

Thomas Henry Huxley

British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)

*May 4th, 1825, Ealing †June 29th, 1895, Eastbourne

66

Pedro II of Brazil

2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)

*December 2nd, 1825, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 1891, Paris

48

Max Schultze

German microscopic anatomist and phycologist (1825–1874)

*March 25th, 1825, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 16th, 1874, Bonn

52

Cristóbal Oudrid

Spanish pianist, conductor and composer (1825-1877)

*February 7th, 1825, Badajoz †March 13th, 1877, Madrid

65

Camilo Castelo Branco

19th-century Portuguese writer

*March 16th, 1825, Lisbon †June 1st, 1890, Seide

69

George Inness

American landscape painter (1825-1894)

*May 1st, 1825, Newburgh †August 3rd, 1894, Bridge of Allan

72

Johann Jakob Balmer

Swiss mathematician

*May 1st, 1825, Lausen †March 12th, 1898, Basel

79

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

French academic painter (1825-1905)

*November 30th, 1825, La Rochelle †August 19th, 1905, La Rochelle

69

Stephen F. Chadwick

American politician (1825-1895)

*December 25th, 1825, Middletown †January 15th, 1895, Salem

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1825 is a normal year and no leap year.

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