October 17th, 1946

Born on October 17th, 1946

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

October 17th, 2019

The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.

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

Born on October 17th, 1946

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

77

Adam Michnik

Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946)

*October 17th, 1946, Warsaw

77

George Marcus

Anthropologist, university professor, magazine editor

*October 17th, 1946, Brownsville

77

Drusilla Modjeska

Australian writer and editor

*October 17th, 1946, London

77

Jaime Ravinet

Chilean politician

*October 17th, 1946, Santiago

77

José Perramón

Spanish handball player

*October 17th, 1946, Barcelona

77

Enzo Coloni

Italian racing driver

*October 17th, 1946, Tuoro sul Trasimeno

77

Alifa Farouk

Tunisian politician and diplomat

*October 17th, 1946, Metline

77

Jacques Bertin

French singer and poet

*October 17th, 1946, Rennes

77

Bob Seagren

Athletics competitor

*October 17th, 1946, Pomona

77

Manuel "El Flaco" Ibáñez

Mexican actor and comedian

*October 17th, 1946, Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa

65

Michael Hossack

American drummer (1946–2012)

*October 17th, 1946, Paterson †March 12th, 2012, Dubois

64

Ronni Chasen

American publicist

*October 17th, 1946, Kingston †November 16th, 2010, Beverly Hills

72

Daniela Payssé

Uruguayan politician

*October 17th, 1946, Montevideo †December 21st, 2018, Montevideo

74

Julio Miranda

Argentine politician

*October 17th, 1946, Manuel García Fernández †June 6th, 2021

77

Vicki Hodge

English actress and model

*October 17th, 1946, London

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Who's birthday is on October 17th?

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

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

76

Michael McKean

American actor

*October 17th, 1947, New York City

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

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

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

75

George Wendt

American actor

*October 17th, 1948, Chicago

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

65

John Paul I

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

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

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

73

François Corbier

French singer, musician and poet

*October 17th, 1944, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 1st, 2018, Évreux

76

Simi Garewal

Indian actress

*October 17th, 1947, Delhi

69

Susan Stroman

American theatre director

*October 17th, 1954, Wilmington

58

Robert Jordan

American fantasy writer

*October 17th, 1948, Charleston †September 16th, 2007, Charleston

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

80

Melchior Bürgin

Swiss rower

*October 17th, 1943, Eptingen

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

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

69

Evel Knievel

American stunt performer and artist (1938-2007)

*October 17th, 1938, Butte †November 30th, 2007, Clearwater

59

Clive Clerk

American actor (1945-2005)

*October 17th, 1945, Trinidad †June 22nd, 2005, Los Angeles

67

Mae Jemison

American doctor and NASA astronaut

*October 17th, 1956, Decatur

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Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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