August 17th, 1953

Born on August 17th, 1953

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What happened on August 17th, 1953?

August 17th, 1953

First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.

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What else happened on August 17th?

August 17th, 2009

A hydroelectric turbine at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Russia catastrophically failed, flooding the turbine hall, killing 75 people and causing widespread power outages.

August 17th, 2008

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Summer Olympics, the most golds by any person at a single games.

August 17th, 1969

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..

August 17th, 1959

American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.

August 17th, 1950

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.

August 17th, 1945

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.

August 17th, 1943

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a highly secret military conference (pictured) held in Quebec City.

August 17th, 1916

World War I: Romania signed a secret treaty with the Entente Powers, agreeing to enter the war in return for promised territory in Austria-Hungary.

August 17th, 1915

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.

August 17th, 1914

World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front.

August 17th, 1907

Pike Place Market , one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.

August 17th, 1676

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.

August 17th, 1424

Hundred Years' War: Allied English and Burgundian forces gained a strategically important victory at the bloody Battle of Verneuil in Normandy, France.

August 17th, 0986

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the Battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping.

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

Born on August 17th, 1953

70

Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

*August 17th, 1953, Nițchidorf

70

Małgorzata Potocka

Polish actress

*August 17th, 1953, Łódź

70

Robert Thirsk

Canadian astronaut

*August 17th, 1953, New Westminster

57

Andreas Kirchner

East German bobsledder

*August 17th, 1953, Erlbach-Kirchberg †November 10th, 2010, Suhl

70

Manfred Kolbe

German politician and judge (1953-)

*August 17th, 1953, Naunhof

70

Chen Zhu

Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist and politician

*August 17th, 1953, Shanghai

70

Columba Bush

American philanthropist

*August 17th, 1953, León de Los Aldama

70

Noni Hazlehurst

Australian actress

*August 17th, 1953, Melbourne

70

Joaquín Gorrochategui

Spanish linguist

*August 17th, 1953, Eibar

70

Bernd Ziesemer

German journalist

*August 17th, 1953, Bückeburg

70

Dragan Kićanović

Basketball player

*August 17th, 1953, Čačak

70

Mick Malthouse

Australian rules footballer and coach

*August 17th, 1953, Ballarat

70

Kevin Rowland

British singer

*August 17th, 1953, Wednesfield

62

Korrie Layun Rampan

Indonesian writer and politician

*August 17th, 1953, Samarinda †November 19th, 2015, Jakarta

70

Kao Chien-chih

Taiwanese politician

*August 17th, 1953, New Taipei

70

Nikolay Bogachyov

Russian politician and entrepreneur

*August 17th, 1953, Moscow

70

Judith Regan

American publisher

*August 17th, 1953, Massachusetts

70

Poul Frandsen

Danish boxer

*August 17th, 1953, Frederiksberg

70

Harumi Kori

Japanese association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1953, Japan

70

Danny Simmons

American artist

*August 17th, 1953, New York

70

Manuel Keosseián

Uruguayan footballer

*August 17th, 1953, Montevideo

70

Vlastibor Klimeš

Czech basketball player

*August 17th, 1953, Prague

70

Joseph Kamga

Cameroonian footballer

*August 17th, 1953, Cameroon

70

Jaroslav Kanturek

Basketball player, Czechoslovakia

*August 17th, 1953, Poděbrady

70

Hamid Chabat

Moroccan politician

*August 17th, 1953, Taza

70

Luiz Felipe de Azevedo

Brazilian equestrian

*August 17th, 1953, Rio de Janeiro

68

Alan Wooler

Professional footballer (born 1953)

*August 17th, 1953, Poole †March 29th, 2022

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45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

69

Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

76

Anders Hatlo

Norwegian actor and film director

*August 17th, 1947, Larvik

74

Julian Fellowes

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

*August 17th, 1949, Cairo

71

Nelson Piquet

Brazilian automobile racer

*August 17th, 1952, Rio de Janeiro

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

20

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

63

Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

33

David Koresh

American religious sect leader of Branch Davidians (1959-1993)

*August 17th, 1959, Houston †April 19th, 1993, Mount Carmel Center

36

Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality

63

Stephan Eicher

Swiss singer

*August 17th, 1960, Münchenbuchsee

37

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby

46

Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw

79

Larry Ellison

American internet entrepreneur and businessman

*August 17th, 1944, The Bronx

77

Jean-Paul Besset

French journalist and politician

*August 17th, 1946, Chamalières

67

Gail Berman

American businesswoman

*August 17th, 1956, United States of America

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Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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