September 17th, 1976

Born on September 17th, 1976

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What happened on September 17th, 1976?

September 17th, 1976

The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise

What else happened on September 17th?

September 17th, 2018

The Israeli Air Force conducted missile strikes that hit multiple targets in western Syria, including one that accidentally downed a Russian plane.

September 17th, 2011

Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumerist publication, organized a protest against corporate influence on democracy at Zuccotti Park in New York City that became known as Occupy Wall Street.

September 17th, 1980

Solidarity, a Polish trade union, was founded as the first independent labor union in an Eastern Bloc country.

September 17th, 1970

The Jordanian army entered Amman as part of operations to oust Palestinian fedayeen from the country in events later known as Black September (smoke over city pictured).

September 17th, 1962

NASA announced the Next Nine astronauts (pictured) selected for the purpose of landing on the moon.

September 17th, 1958

Tintin in Tibet, the twentieth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and which he regarded as his favourite in the series, began serialisation.

September 17th, 1939

World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country from the west.

September 17th, 1914

Andrew Fisher, whose previous term as Prime Minister of Australia oversaw a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until the 1940s, became prime minister for the third time.

September 17th, 1894

The controversial Mormon bishop and prophetic dreamer John Hyrum Koyle began excavating the Dream Mine, which he believed would provide financial support to members of the LDS Church.

September 17th, 1878

A British surveyor was detained by the Zulu on the border with the Colony of Natal; a demand for reparations for the incident formed part of an ultimatum that led to the Anglo-Zulu War.

September 17th, 1862

American Civil War: Almost 23,000 total casualties were suffered at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, where Confederate and Union troops fought to a tactical stalemate.

September 17th, 1859

Disgruntled with the legal and political structures of the United States, Joshua Norton (pictured) distributed letters to various newspapers in San Francisco proclaiming himself to be Emperor Norton.

September 17th, 1849

Harriet Tubman (pictured) escaped from slavery in the U.S. state of Maryland, and later orchestrated the rescues of other slaves via the Underground Railroad.

September 17th, 1793

War of the Pyrenees: Forces from the French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeated two divisions of the Army of Catalonia, ending the furthest Spanish encroachment in their invasion of Roussillon.

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

Born on September 17th, 1976

47

Kristian Kiehling

German actor

*September 17th, 1976, Holstebro

47

Feleknas Uca

German politician

*September 17th, 1976, Celle

47

Suraj Venjaramoodu

South Indian actor and comedian

*September 17th, 1976, Thiruvananthapuram

38

Pumpkinhead

American rapper

*September 17th, 1976, Brooklyn †June 9th, 2015

47

Raúl López González

Spanish footballer

*September 17th, 1976, Jerez de la Frontera

47

Mátyás Erdély

(1976–) Hungarian cinematographer

*September 17th, 1976, Budapest

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

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

48

Constantine Maroulis

American singer

*September 17th, 1975, New Jersey

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

43

Markus Krösche

German association football player and manager

*September 17th, 1980, Hanover

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

52

Jens Voigt

German road bicycle racer and cycling broadcaster

*September 17th, 1971, Grevesmühlen

46

Juan Antonio Flecha

Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer

*September 17th, 1977, Junín

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

34

Danielle Brooks

American actress

*September 17th, 1989, Augusta

41

Nick Cordero

Canadian actor and singer

*September 17th, 1978, Hamilton †July 5th, 2020, Los Angeles

46

Simone Perrotta

Italian association football player

*September 17th, 1977, Ashton-under-Lyne

44

Ingrid Martinez

Mexican actress

*September 17th, 1979, Mexico City

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

*September 17th, 1948, Burbank †September 11th, 2003, Burbank

46

Sam Esmail

Egyptian American director and writer

*September 17th, 1977, Hoboken

48

Alessandro Siani

Italian comedian and actor (1975)

*September 17th, 1975, Naples

32

Jake Jervis

English association football player (born 1991)

*September 17th, 1991, Wolverhampton

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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