September 17th, 1940

Born on September 17th, 1940

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What happened on September 17th, 1940?

September 17th, 1940

World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain

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, 1940

73

Lorella De Luca

Italian film, television, and voice actress (1940-2014)

*September 17th, 1940, Florence †January 9th, 2014, Civitavecchia

83

Klaus Küng

Austrian bishop

*September 17th, 1940, Bregenz

83

Cynthia Flood

Canadian writer

*September 17th, 1940, Toronto

83

Peter Lever

English Test and County cricketer

*September 17th, 1940, Todmorden

83

Jan Eliasson

Swedish diplomat and politician

*September 17th, 1940, Gothenburg

31

Gilberto Parlotti

Italian motorcycle racer

*September 17th, 1940, Zero Branco †June 9th, 1972, Isle of Man

69

István Móna

Hungarian modern pentathlete

*September 17th, 1940, Nyíregyháza †July 28th, 2010, Budapest

83

Heidelinde Weis

Austrian actress (1940-2023)

*September 17th, 1940, Villach †November 24th, 2023, Villach

66

Sotiris Moustakas

Greek Cypriot actor (1940-2007)

*September 17th, 1940, Kato Platres †June 4th, 2007, Athens

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73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

84

Günther Fielmann

German Chief executive officer of Fielmann

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

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

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

81

Vladimir Menshov

Soviet film director

*September 17th, 1939, Baku †July 5th, 2021, Moscow

88

Serge Klarsfeld

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

*September 17th, 1935, Bucharest

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

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

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

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

89

Jean-Claude Carrière

French writer (1931-2021)

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

79

Reinhold Messner

Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer

*September 17th, 1944, Brixen

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

77

Pat Crowley

Actress (1933-)

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

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

72

Sergio Ferrari

Italian footballer (1943-2016)

*September 17th, 1943, Oggiono †April 2nd, 2016, Lecco

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

81

Wilfried Lorenz

German politician

*September 17th, 1942, Prenzlau

78

Dorothy Loudon

American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003)

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

73

Sherrie Hewson

English actress

*September 17th, 1950, Burton Joyce

43

Markus Krösche

German association football player and manager

*September 17th, 1980, Hanover

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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