August 17th, 1969

Born on August 17th, 1969

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What happened on August 17th, 1969?

August 17th, 1969

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

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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, 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, 1969

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

54

Massimo Strazzer

Italian racing cyclist

*August 17th, 1969, Zevio

54

Donnie Wahlberg

American musician and actor

*August 17th, 1969, Boston

54

Uhm Jeong-hwa

South Korean singer and actress

*August 17th, 1969, Jecheon

54

Antonio Sanint

Colombian actor

*August 17th, 1969, Bogotá

54

Christian Laettner

American basketball player

*August 17th, 1969, Angola

54

Susanne Stichler

German journalist and newscaster

*August 17th, 1969, Karlsruhe

54

David L. Bernhardt

53rd United States Secretary of the Interior

*August 17th, 1969, Rifle

54

Dick Togo

Japanese professional wrestler

*August 17th, 1969, Odate

54

Maru Botana

Argentinian cook and television presenter

*August 17th, 1969, Buenos Aires

54

Kelvin Mercer

American rapper

*August 17th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Branden Fitelson

American philosopher

*August 17th, 1969, Syracuse

54

Dot Allison

Scottish singer, songwriter, DJ, writer and poet

*August 17th, 1969, Edinburgh

54

Josh Keyes

American artist

*August 17th, 1969, Tacoma

54

François Feroleto

French actor

*August 17th, 1969, Montreux

54

Lin Chao-Huang

Baseball player

*August 17th, 1969, Taipei

54

Ivory Lee Brown

Player of American football

*August 17th, 1969, Palestine

54

Ed Cunningham

American football player, announcer

*August 17th, 1969, Washington, D.C.

54

Dan Kogai

Japanese writer

*August 17th, 1969, Tokyo

54

Aleksandr Gramovich

Soviet canoeist

*August 17th, 1969, Mazyr

54

Sean Sweeney

Footballer (born 1969)

*August 17th, 1969, Glasgow

54

Kris Langer

American politician

*August 17th, 1969, Brookings

54

Hector Ó hEochagáin

Irish radio and television presenter

*August 17th, 1969, Navan

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45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

52

Helen McCrory

British actress (1968–2021)

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

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

20

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

46

Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw

36

Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality

45

Mehdi Baala

French middle-distance runner

*August 17th, 1978, Strasbourg

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

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

37

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby

63

Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica

53

Jim Courier

American tennis player

*August 17th, 1970, Sanford

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

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

46

Thierry Henry

French association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1977, Les Ulis

45

Disha Vakani

Indian actress

*August 17th, 1978, Ahmedabad

69

Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren

46

William Gallas

French association football player

*August 17th, 1977, Asnières-sur-Seine

70

Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

*August 17th, 1953, Nițchidorf

76

Anders Hatlo

Norwegian actor and film director

*August 17th, 1947, Larvik

56

David Conrad

American actor

*August 17th, 1967, Pittsburgh

63

Stephan Eicher

Swiss singer

*August 17th, 1960, Münchenbuchsee

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

55

Alexia Bohwim

Norwegian writer, feminist

*March 13th, 1969, Oslo

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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