October 17th, 1963

Born on October 17th, 1963

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, 1963

60

Dirk Edelhoff

German guitarist

*October 17th, 1963, Iserlohn

60

Sergio Goycochea

Argentine footballer

*October 17th, 1963, Buenos Aires

60

Toby Young

British journalist

*October 17th, 1963, Buckinghamshire

60

Alejandro Zaera-Polo

Spanish architect

*October 17th, 1963, Madrid

60

Beatriz Hernanz

Spanish writer and translator

*October 17th, 1963, Pontevedra

60

Raúl Escobar Poblete

Chilean guerrilla fighter

*October 17th, 1963, Santiago

60

Christian Jost

German composer and conductor

*October 17th, 1963, Trier

60

Steve Kaufusi

American football player

*October 17th, 1963, Nuku'alofa

60

Bill Boes

Production designer

*October 17th, 1963, Santa Cruz

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

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

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

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

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

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

63

Rob Marshall

American film and theatre director and producer

*October 17th, 1960, Madison

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

58

Alejandra Ávalos

Mexican singer, musician and actress

*October 17th, 1965, Mexico City

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

61

Mike Judge

American animator

*October 17th, 1962, Guayaquil

51

Tarkan

Turkish singer

*October 17th, 1972, Alzey

59

Gregg Wallace

English television presenter

*October 17th, 1964, Elephant and Castle

65

John Paul I

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

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

69

Susan Stroman

American theatre director

*October 17th, 1954, Wilmington

44

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

*October 17th, 1979, Espoo

61

Norm Macdonald

Canadian comedian (1959–2021)

*October 17th, 1959, Quebec City †September 14th, 2021, Duarte

67

Mae Jemison

American doctor and NASA astronaut

*October 17th, 1956, Decatur

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington County

39

Andy Whitfield

Welsh actor (1971-2011)

*October 17th, 1971, Amlwch †September 11th, 2011, Sydney

Same year
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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No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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