October 17th, 1919

Born on October 17th, 1919

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What happened on October 17th, 1919?

October 17th, 1919

Leeds United F.C. founded at Salem Chapel, Holbeck after the winding up of Leeds City F.C. for making illegal payments to players during World War I

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What else 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.

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

Born on October 17th, 1919

85

Zhao Ziyang

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

*October 17th, 1919, Hua County †January 17th, 2005, Beijing

83

Don Hanmer

American actor (1919-2003)

*October 17th, 1919, Chicago †May 24th, 2003, Monterey

101

Isaak Khalatnikov

University teacher at Leiden University

*October 17th, 1919, Dnipro †January 9th, 2021, Chernogolovka

94

Claus Arnold

German painter (1919-2014)

*October 17th, 1919, Munich †April 1st, 2014, Hornburg

94

Irmgard Arnold

German singer and opera singer (1919-2014)

*October 17th, 1919, Horn †January 31st, 2014

93

Ken Walker

Australian rules footballer

*October 17th, 1919, Bendigo †July 25th, 2013

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68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

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

65

John Paul I

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

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

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

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

45

Montgomery Clift

American actor (1920–1966)

*October 17th, 1920, Omaha †July 23rd, 1966, New York City

104

Marsha Hunt

American actress (1917–2022)

*October 17th, 1917, Chicago †September 7th, 2022, Sherman Oaks

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

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

73

Sumner Locke Elliott

Australian writer

*October 17th, 1917, Sydney †June 24th, 1991, New York City

89

Arthur Miller

American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)

*October 17th, 1915, New York City †February 10th, 2005, Roxbury

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

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

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

89

Miguel Delibes

Spanish writer

*October 17th, 1920, Murcia †March 12th, 2010, Valladolid

94

Friedrich Schoenfelder

German actor (1916-2011)

*October 17th, 1916, Żary †August 14th, 2011, Berlin

79

Zully Moreno

Argentine actress

*October 17th, 1920, Villa Ballester †December 25th, 1999, Buenos Aires

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

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

75

Milorad Janković

Serbian biologist (1920-2002)

*October 17th, 1920, Kličevac †June 16th, 1996, Belgrade

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68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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