August 17th, 1963

Born on August 17th, 1963

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

August 17th, 2017

Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.

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

Born on August 17th, 1963

60

S. Shankar

Indian filmmaker

*August 17th, 1963, Kumbakonam

58

Jackie Walorski

American politician (1963-2022)

*August 17th, 1963, South Bend †August 3rd, 2022, Nappanee

60

Christian Ehler

German politician

*August 17th, 1963, Munich

60

Jan Heintze

Danish footballer

*August 17th, 1963, Tårnby Municipality

60

Jon Gruden

American football coach and analyst

*August 17th, 1963, Sandusky

60

Jens-Peter Berndt

German swimmer

*August 17th, 1963, Potsdam

60

Hans Vijlbrief

Dutch politician

*August 17th, 1963, Voorschoten

60

Andrzej Jakimowski

Polish film director and screenwriter

*August 17th, 1963, Warsaw

60

Dmitry Dmitriyenko

Governor of Murmansk Oblast, Russia

*August 17th, 1963, Namangan

60

Keshav R Murugesh

Indian businessman

*August 17th, 1963, Chennai

60

Ricardo Ferraço

Brazilian politician

*August 17th, 1963, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

60

Maritza Martén

Cuban discus thrower

*August 17th, 1963, Havana

60

Elly Griffiths

British novelist

*August 17th, 1963, London

60

James Whitbourn

British composer and conductor

*August 17th, 1963, Royal Tunbridge Wells

60

Matt Scoggin

American diver

*August 17th, 1963, Saitama

60

J. C. Pearson

Player of American football

*August 17th, 1963, Oceanside

60

Cathy Stepp

American politician

*August 17th, 1963, Kenosha

60

Evgeny Yarovenko

Footballer

*August 17th, 1963, Karatau

60

Nikolai Dobrynin

Russian actor

*August 17th, 1963, Taganrog

60

Igor Cigolla

Italian alpine skier

*August 17th, 1963, Cavalese

60

Heather Ann Thompson

American historian

*August 17th, 1963, Lawrence

60

Rusdi Kirana

Indonesian businessperson and politician (b. 1965)

*August 17th, 1963, Cirebon City

60

Petros Stefanou

Greek Roman Catholic bishop

*August 17th, 1963, Ermoupolis

60

Antonio Meneses Saillant

American actor and director

*August 17th, 1963, New York City

60

Angela Piggford

English sprinter

*August 17th, 1963, Gateshead

60

Ruxandra Cesereanu

Romanian writer, literary critic

*August 17th, 1963, Cluj-Napoca

60

Don McKellar

Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director

*August 17th, 1963, Toronto

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Who's birthday is on August 17th?

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

63

Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica

20

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

63

Stephan Eicher

Swiss singer

*August 17th, 1960, Münchenbuchsee

59

Jorginho

Brazilian association football player and manager (born 1964)

*August 17th, 1964, Rio de Janeiro

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

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

33

David Koresh

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

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

52

Helen McCrory

British actress (1968–2021)

*August 17th, 1968, London †April 16th, 2021, London

69

Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren

36

Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

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

70

Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

*August 17th, 1953, Nițchidorf

46

Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw

76

Anders Hatlo

Norwegian actor and film director

*August 17th, 1947, Larvik

37

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby

45

Mehdi Baala

French middle-distance runner

*August 17th, 1978, Strasbourg

64

Jonathan Franzen

American writer

*August 17th, 1959, Western Springs

74

Julian Fellowes

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

*August 17th, 1949, Cairo

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Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

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