August 17th, 1974

Born on August 17th, 1974

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1974

49

Giuliana Rancic

Italian-American journalist, television personality and infotainer

*August 17th, 1974, Naples

49

Niclas Jensen

Danish footballer

*August 17th, 1974, Copenhagen

49

Johannes Maria Staud

Austrian composer

*August 17th, 1974, Innsbruck

49

Dmitry Alimov

Businessperson

*August 17th, 1974, Samara

49

Séverine Desbouys

French cyclist

*August 17th, 1974, Vichy

49

Tony Hajjar

Lebanese musician

*August 17th, 1974, Beirut

49

Igors Sokolovs

Athletics competitor

*August 17th, 1974, Riga

49

Jacek Wilk

Polish barrister, economist and politician

*August 17th, 1974, Kocina, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

49

Christian Akselman

Argentine footballer

*August 17th, 1974, Buenos Aires

49

Samuel Koejoe

Dutch footballer

*August 17th, 1974, Paramaribo

49

Joel Sánchez

Mexican footballer

*August 17th, 1974, Guadalajara

49

Tomomi Kahala

Japanese singer

*August 17th, 1974, Tokyo

49

Robin Trott

English footballer (born 1974)

*August 17th, 1974, Orpington

49

Nicola Kraus

American novelist (born 1974)

*August 17th, 1974, New York City

49

Nam Ki-il

South Korean footballer

*August 17th, 1974, Suncheon

49

John Emmons

American ice hockey player

*August 17th, 1974, San Jose

49

Jeff Liefer

American baseball player

*August 17th, 1974, California

49

Evaldo Silva da Assis

Brazilian footballer and manager

*August 17th, 1974, Barra Mansa

49

Elio Marchetti

Italian auto racing driver from Viterbo (born 1974)

*August 17th, 1974, Viterbo

49

Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai

Thai martial artist

*August 17th, 1974, Si Sa Ket

49

Xavier Collin

Footballer

*August 17th, 1974, Charmes

49

Marisabel Lomba

Judoka

*August 17th, 1974, Charleroi

49

Low Yen Ling

Member of the Parliament of Singapore

*August 17th, 1974, Singapore

49

Barkha Madan

Indian Actress and model

*August 17th, 1974, Punjab

49

Jere Fields

American actress

*August 17th, 1974, Onslow County

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

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

46

Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw

45

Mehdi Baala

French middle-distance runner

*August 17th, 1978, Strasbourg

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

36

Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality

46

Thierry Henry

French association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1977, Les Ulis

46

William Gallas

French association football player

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

45

Disha Vakani

Indian actress

*August 17th, 1978, Ahmedabad

37

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby

52

Helen McCrory

British actress (1968–2021)

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

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

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

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

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

45

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

British politician (born 1978)

*August 17th, 1978, Slough

63

Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

*August 17th, 1960, Santa Monica

46

Tarja Turunen

Finnish singer

*August 17th, 1977, Kitee

69

Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician

*August 17th, 1954, Houthalen-Helchteren

76

Anders Hatlo

Norwegian actor and film director

*August 17th, 1947, Larvik

35

Brady Corbet

American actor

*August 17th, 1988, Scottsdale

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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