September 17th, 1914

Born on September 17th, 1914

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What happened on September 17th, 1914?

September 17th, 1914

World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Fisher

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, 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, 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.

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

Born on September 17th, 1914

81

Shin Kanemaru

Japanese politician

*September 17th, 1914, Yamanashi Prefecture †March 28th, 1996, Yokohama

98

William Grut

Swedish modern pentathlete (1914–2012)

*September 17th, 1914, Maria Magdalena parish †November 20th, 2012, Östersunds församling

93

Thomas J. Bata

Czech-born Canadian businessman

*September 17th, 1914, Prague †September 1st, 2008, Toronto

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Who's birthday is on September 17th?

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

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

80

Horst Krüger

German writer

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

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

92

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997)

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

89

Jean-Claude Carrière

French writer (1931-2021)

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

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

78

Dorothy Loudon

American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003)

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

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

56

Agostinho Neto

President of Angola (1922-1979)

*September 17th, 1922, Ícolo e Bengo †September 10th, 1979, Moscow

88

Serge Klarsfeld

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

*September 17th, 1935, Bucharest

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

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

77

Pat Crowley

Actress (1933-)

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

75

Robert Lembke

German television presenter

*September 17th, 1913, Munich †January 14th, 1989, Munich

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

86

Klaus Schütz

German politician (SPD) (1926-2012)

*September 17th, 1926, Heidelberg †November 29th, 2012, Berlin

95

M. F. Husain

Indian artist (1915-2011)

*September 17th, 1915, Pandharpur †June 9th, 2011, London

84

Günther Fielmann

German Chief executive officer of Fielmann

*September 17th, 1939, Stafstedt †January 3rd, 2024, Lütjensee

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50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

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Leap year

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