September 17th, 1862

Born on September 17th, 1862

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What happened on September 17th, 1862?

September 17th, 1862

American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Arsenal

September 17th, 1862

American Civil War: Almost 23,000 total casualties were suffered at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, where Confederate and Union troops fought to a tactical stalemate.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

What else happened on September 17th?

September 17th, 2018

The Israeli Air Force conducted missile strikes that hit multiple targets in western Syria, including one that accidentally downed a Russian plane.

September 17th, 2011

Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumerist publication, organized a protest against corporate influence on democracy at Zuccotti Park in New York City that became known as Occupy Wall Street.

September 17th, 1980

Solidarity, a Polish trade union, was founded as the first independent labor union in an Eastern Bloc country.

September 17th, 1970

The Jordanian army entered Amman as part of operations to oust Palestinian fedayeen from the country in events later known as Black September (smoke over city pictured).

September 17th, 1962

NASA announced the Next Nine astronauts (pictured) selected for the purpose of landing on the moon.

September 17th, 1958

Tintin in Tibet, the twentieth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and which he regarded as his favourite in the series, began serialisation.

September 17th, 1939

World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country from the west.

September 17th, 1914

Andrew Fisher, whose previous term as Prime Minister of Australia oversaw a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until the 1940s, became prime minister for the third time.

September 17th, 1894

The controversial Mormon bishop and prophetic dreamer John Hyrum Koyle began excavating the Dream Mine, which he believed would provide financial support to members of the LDS Church.

September 17th, 1878

A British surveyor was detained by the Zulu on the border with the Colony of Natal; a demand for reparations for the incident formed part of an ultimatum that led to the Anglo-Zulu War.

September 17th, 1859

Disgruntled with the legal and political structures of the United States, Joshua Norton (pictured) distributed letters to various newspapers in San Francisco proclaiming himself to be Emperor Norton.

September 17th, 1849

Harriet Tubman (pictured) escaped from slavery in the U.S. state of Maryland, and later orchestrated the rescues of other slaves via the Underground Railroad.

September 17th, 1793

War of the Pyrenees: Forces from the French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeated two divisions of the Army of Catalonia, ending the furthest Spanish encroachment in their invasion of Roussillon.

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

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

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

58

O.P. Heggie

American actor (1877-1936)

*September 17th, 1877, Angaston †February 7th, 1936, Los Angeles

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

89

Jean-Claude Carrière

French writer (1931-2021)

*September 17th, 1931, Colombières-sur-Orb †February 8th, 2021, 9th arrondissement of Paris

92

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997)

*September 17th, 1904, Elberfeld †August 6th, 1997, Berlin

35

Masaoka Shiki

Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan (1867-1902)

*September 17th, 1867, Matsuyama †September 19th, 1902, Negishi

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

*September 17th, 1948, Burbank †September 11th, 2003, Burbank

88

Serge Klarsfeld

Romanian-born French activist and Nazi hunter (b. 1935)

*September 17th, 1935, Bucharest

43

Markus Krösche

German association football player and manager

*September 17th, 1980, Hanover

78

Dorothy Loudon

American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003)

*September 17th, 1925, Boston †November 15th, 2003, New York City

83

Frank Dawson Adams

McGill University, Montreal, Canada, geologist and petrologist, who studied the Monteregian Hills (1859-1942)

*September 17th, 1859, Montreal †December 26th, 1942, Montreal

80

Horst Krüger

German writer

*September 17th, 1919, Magdeburg †October 21st, 1999, Frankfurt

34

Danielle Brooks

American actress

*September 17th, 1989, Augusta

77

Pat Crowley

Actress (1933-)

*September 17th, 1933, Olyphant †May 24th, 2011

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81

Ulrich Wilcken

German historian and papyrologist (1862-1944)

*December 18th, 1862, Szczecin †December 10th, 1944, Baden-Baden

52

Joseph Déchelette

French archaeologist and prehistorian

*January 8th, 1862, Roanne †October 3rd, 1914, Nouvron-Vingré

83

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)

*November 15th, 1862, Szczawno-Zdrój †June 6th, 1946, Jagniątków

86

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

*July 2nd, 1862, Westward †March 12th, 1942, London

76

Maurice Emmanuel

French composer

*May 2nd, 1862, Bar-sur-Aube †December 14th, 1938, Paris

55

Claude Debussy

French classical composer (1862–1918)

*August 22nd, 1862, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †March 25th, 1918, 16th arrondissement of Paris

57

Paul Adam

French novelist

*December 7th, 1862, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 1920, 16th arrondissement of Paris

47

O. Henry

American short story writer (1862-1910)

*September 11th, 1862, Greensboro †June 5th, 1910, New York City

81

David Hilbert

German mathematician (1862–1943)

*January 23rd, 1862, Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast †February 14th, 1943, Göttingen

72

Philipp Siesmayer

German gardener (1862-1935)

*October 24th, 1862, Bockenheim †May 2nd, 1935

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

68

Allvar Gullstrand

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

*June 5th, 1862, Landskrona †July 28th, 1930, Stockholm

75

Edith Wharton

American novelist, short story writer, designer (1862–1937)

*January 24th, 1862, New York City †August 11th, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

84

Philipp Lenard

German physicist (1862-1947)

*June 7th, 1862, Bratislava †May 20th, 1947, Messelhausen

85

Nicholas Murray Butler

American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947)

*April 2nd, 1862, Elizabeth †December 7th, 1947, Manhattan

76

Phil van Heerdt tot Eversberg-Quarles van Ufford

Human

*December 5th, 1862, Ketandan †December 2nd, 1939, The Hague

55

Gustav Klimt

Austrian painter (1862–1918)

*July 14th, 1862, Baumgarten †February 6th, 1918, Altes AKH

43

Anton Ažbe

Slovenian artist (1862-1905)

*May 30th, 1862, Carniola †August 6th, 1905, Munich

65

Loïe Fuller

American dancer (1862–1928)

*January 15th, 1862, Fullersburg †January 1st, 1928, 8th arrondissement of Paris

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Public holidays on September 17th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1862 is a normal year and no leap year.

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