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 Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete 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

World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center.

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 (pictured), 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

67

Belinda Carlisle

American singer

*August 17th, 1958, Hollywood

67

Frank Augsten

German politician

*August 17th, 1958, Apolda

67

Joan Bagaria

Catalan mathematician

*August 17th, 1958, Manlleu

67

Teresa Bellanova

Italian politician

*August 17th, 1958, Ceglie Messapica

67

Josh Becker

Screenwriter and director

*August 17th, 1958, Detroit

67

Chip Tsao

Hong Kong columnist, broadcaster, and writer

*August 17th, 1958, Hong Kong

67

Norman Chad

American sportswriter

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

67

Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury

Indian politician

*August 17th, 1958, Malda district

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

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

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

68

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

67

Jah Wobble

British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958)

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

68

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

68

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Crown Colony of Malta

68

Jello Biafra

American singer and activist (born 1958)

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

68

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

68

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD), ninth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (2021-2025), Member of the Bundestag

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

67

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

67

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

68

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

68

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

60

Chicho Sibilio

Spanish basketball player and coach (1958–2019)

*October 3rd, 1958, San Cristóbal †August 10th, 2019, San Gregorio de Nigua

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

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

68

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

68

Alec Baldwin

American actor

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

68

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

68

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

68

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

68

Harald Sicheritz

Austrian screenwriter and film director

*June 25th, 1958, Stockholm

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

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