September 17th, 1924

Born on September 17th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 17th, 1924?

September 17th, 1924

The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Protection_Corps

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, 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, 1924

84

Dorothy Morton

Canadian pianist and music educator (1924–2008)

*September 17th, 1924, Montreal †September 17th, 2008, Montreal

93

Alphonsus Liguori Penney

Catholic archbishop (1924-2017)

*September 17th, 1924, St. John's †December 12th, 2017, St. John's

91

Leo Hafner

(1924-2015)

*September 17th, 1924, Zug †November 2nd, 2015

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

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

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

78

Dorothy Loudon

American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003)

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

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

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

56

Agostinho Neto

President of Angola (1922-1979)

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

89

Jean-Claude Carrière

French writer (1931-2021)

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

86

Klaus Schütz

German politician (SPD) (1926-2012)

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

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

80

Horst Krüger

German writer

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

88

Serge Klarsfeld

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

*September 17th, 1935, Bucharest

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

77

Pat Crowley

Actress (1933-)

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

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

90

Stirling Moss

British motor racing driver (1929-2020)

*September 17th, 1929, West Kensington †April 12th, 2020, Mayfair

70

Roddy McDowall

British actor (1928–1998)

*September 17th, 1928, London †October 3rd, 1998, Studio City

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

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

84

Günther Fielmann

German Chief executive officer of Fielmann

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

92

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997)

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

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

Same year
Born in 1924

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 17th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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