September 17th, 1979

Born on September 17th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

September 17th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army under Richard Montgomery began the Siege of Fort St. Jean in the British province of Quebec.

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

Born on September 17th, 1979

44

Ingrid Martinez

Mexican actress

*September 17th, 1979, Mexico City

44

Carlinhos Bala

Brazilian footballer and manager

*September 17th, 1979, Recife

44

Negra Li

Brazilian recording artist, actress, singer

*September 17th, 1979, São Paulo

44

Ana Moura

Angolan-Portuguese fado singer (b.1979)

*September 17th, 1979, Santarém

44

Chris Minns

Australian politician

*September 17th, 1979, Paddington

44

Akin Ayodele

American football player (born 1979)

*September 17th, 1979, Dallas

44

Neill Blomkamp

South African film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator

*September 17th, 1979, Johannesburg

44

Nils Antons

German ice hockey player

*September 17th, 1979, Düsseldorf

44

Steffen Algreen

Danish footballer

*September 17th, 1979, Denmark

44

Chuck Comeau

Canadian musician

*September 17th, 1979, Montreal

43

Billy Miller

American actor

*September 17th, 1979, Tulsa †September 15th, 2023, Austin

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

43

Markus Krösche

German association football player and manager

*September 17th, 1980, Hanover

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

42

Griff Furst

American actor and film director

*September 17th, 1981, Van Nuys

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

48

Constantine Maroulis

American singer

*September 17th, 1975, New Jersey

41

Nick Cordero

Canadian actor and singer

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

34

Danielle Brooks

American actress

*September 17th, 1989, Augusta

52

Jens Voigt

German road bicycle racer and cycling broadcaster

*September 17th, 1971, Grevesmühlen

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

46

Juan Antonio Flecha

Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer

*September 17th, 1977, Junín

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

43

Dan Haren

Major League Baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization

*September 17th, 1980, Monterey Park

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

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

32

Jake Jervis

English association football player (born 1991)

*September 17th, 1991, Wolverhampton

37

Paolo De Ceglie

Italian footballer

*September 17th, 1986, Aosta

46

Simone Perrotta

Italian association football player

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

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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