August 17th, 1975

Born on August 17th, 1975

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 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.

August 17th, 1876

The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival.

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

Born on August 17th, 1975

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Luigi Mastrangelo

Italian volleyball player

*August 17th, 1975, Mottola

50

Aleksandr Chikhradze

Russian footballer

*August 17th, 1975, Nalchik

50

Jessi Klein

American writer

*August 17th, 1975, New York City

Same year
Born in 1975

51

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

50

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

50

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

51

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

50

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

51

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

51

Marit Bergman

Swedish singer-songwriter

*May 21st, 1975, Rättvik parish

50

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

50

Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

51

Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

51

Angelina Jolie

American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

51

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

51

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

51

Tobey Maguire

American actor and film producer (born 1975)

*June 27th, 1975, Santa Monica

51

50 Cent

American rapper (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, Queens

51

Tino Chrupalla

German politician (born 1975)

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

50

Milla Jovovich

Russian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

50

Liz Truss

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022

*July 26th, 1975, Oxford

50

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

51

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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