September 17th, 1980

Born on September 17th, 1980

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What happened on September 17th, 1980?

September 17th, 1980

Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasio_Somoza_Debayle

September 17th, 1980

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_(Polish_trade_union)

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, 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, 1980

43

Markus Krösche

German association football player and manager

*September 17th, 1980, Hanover

43

Dan Haren

Major League Baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization

*September 17th, 1980, Monterey Park

43

Maryam Touzani

Moroccan filmmaker and actress

*September 17th, 1980, Tangier

43

Stevi Ritchie

English singer

*September 17th, 1980, Colchester

43

Shabana Mahmood

British politician (born 1980)

*September 17th, 1980, Birmingham

43

Pavel Košťál

Czech footballer

*September 17th, 1980, Hradec Králové

43

Oliver Risser

Footballer (born 1980)

*September 17th, 1980, Windhoek

43

Alex Hassell

British actor

*September 17th, 1980, Southend-on-Sea

43

Jolene Van Vugt

Canadian motocross rider

*September 17th, 1980, London

36

Gonzalo Peralta

Argentine footballer (1980-2016)

*September 17th, 1980, Munro, Buenos Aires †October 7th, 2016, Buenos Aires

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

42

Griff Furst

American actor and film director

*September 17th, 1981, Van Nuys

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

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

44

Ingrid Martinez

Mexican actress

*September 17th, 1979, Mexico City

48

Constantine Maroulis

American singer

*September 17th, 1975, New Jersey

34

Danielle Brooks

American actress

*September 17th, 1989, Augusta

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

41

Nick Cordero

Canadian actor and singer

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

52

Jens Voigt

German road bicycle racer and cycling broadcaster

*September 17th, 1971, Grevesmühlen

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

46

Juan Antonio Flecha

Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer

*September 17th, 1977, Junín

37

Paolo De Ceglie

Italian footballer

*September 17th, 1986, Aosta

44

Carlinhos Bala

Brazilian footballer and manager

*September 17th, 1979, Recife

32

Jake Jervis

English association football player (born 1991)

*September 17th, 1991, Wolverhampton

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

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

44

Negra Li

Brazilian recording artist, actress, singer

*September 17th, 1979, São Paulo

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Charlie Hunnam

British actor

*April 10th, 1980, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Yes: 1980 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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