August 17th, 1958

Born on August 17th, 1958

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 17th, 1958?

August 17th, 1958

Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_0

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, 1958

65

Belinda Carlisle

American singer

*August 17th, 1958, Hollywood

65

Frank Augsten

German politician

*August 17th, 1958, Apolda

65

Joan Bagaria

Catalan mathematician

*August 17th, 1958, Manlleu

65

Teresa Bellanova

Italian politician

*August 17th, 1958, Ceglie Messapica

65

Josh Becker

Screenwriter and director

*August 17th, 1958, Detroit

65

Chip Tsao

Hong Kong columnist, broadcaster, and writer

*August 17th, 1958, Hong Kong

65

Norman Chad

American sportswriter

*August 17th, 1958, Washington, D.C.

65

Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury

Indian politician

*August 17th, 1958, Malda

65

Mike Argento

Columnist and reporter from York, (USA).

*August 17th, 1958, York

58

Michael Brooks

American basketball player

*August 17th, 1958, Philadelphia †August 22nd, 2016, Geneva

65

Harry Stanback

American football defensive end

*August 17th, 1958, Rockingham

65

Rob Garner

Canadian ice hockey player

*August 17th, 1958, Weston

65

Dadallah Al-Bulushi

Omani sport shooter

*August 17th, 1958, Makran

65

Igor Mintusov

Russian political consultant

*August 17th, 1958, Kirov

65

Bobby Cattage

American basketball player

*August 17th, 1958, Huntsville

65

Andy Helfer

American comics editor and writer

*August 17th, 1958, New York City

65

Kirk Stevens

Canadian snooker player

*August 17th, 1958, Toronto

65

Marina Leonidova

Soviet pair skater

*August 17th, 1958, Saint Petersburg

65

Leon Mały

Polish priest

*August 17th, 1958, Bar

65

Jolanta Sekulak-Szymańska

Polish sportsperson

*August 17th, 1958, Wrocław

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

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

33

David Koresh

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

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

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

63

Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica

69

Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren

64

Jonathan Franzen

American writer

*August 17th, 1959, Western Springs

63

Stephan Eicher

Swiss singer

*August 17th, 1960, Münchenbuchsee

70

Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

*August 17th, 1953, Nițchidorf

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

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

20

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

66

Robin Cousins

British former competitive figure skater

*August 17th, 1957, Bristol

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

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

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

36

Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality

67

Gail Berman

American businesswoman

*August 17th, 1956, United States of America

46

Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

37

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

66

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

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No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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