October 17th, 1980

Born on October 17th, 1980

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What happened on October 17th, 1980?

October 17th, 1980

As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See–United_Kingdom_relations

What else happened on October 17th?

October 17th, 2001

Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.

October 17th, 2000

A fatal rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.

October 17th, 1992

Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihito Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.

October 17th, 1973

Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.

October 17th, 1969

The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy.

October 17th, 1964

Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.

October 17th, 1952

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.

October 17th, 1931

American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.

October 17th, 1860

The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland.

October 17th, 1814

A wooden beer-fermenting vat in London burst, destroying a second vat and causing a large flood of at least 128,000 imperial gallons (580,000 l; 154,000 US gal) of porter that killed eight people.

October 17th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British general John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign ended with his surrender to the Americans, later convincing France to enter the war in alliance with the United States.

October 17th, 1660

A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

October 17th, 1604

German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.

October 17th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France.

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

Born on October 17th, 1980

43

Tarell Alvin McCraney

American actor and playwright

*October 17th, 1980, Liberty City

43

Noemí Jordana

Spanish basketball player

*October 17th, 1980, Torelló

43

Angel Parker

American actress

*October 17th, 1980, Los Angeles

43

Yekaterina Gamova

Russian Olympic volleyball player

*October 17th, 1980, Chelyabinsk

43

Nicholas Britell

American film composer

*October 17th, 1980, New York City

43

Alessandro Piccolo

Italian racing driver

*October 17th, 1980, Toledo

43

Mohammad Hafeez

Pakistani cricketer born in 1980

*October 17th, 1980, Sargodha

43

Isaac Mina

Ecuadorian footballer

*October 17th, 1980, Esmeraldas

43

Marina Glezer

Brazilian actress

*October 17th, 1980, São Paulo

43

Peter Schyrba

German footballer

*October 17th, 1980, Ozimek

43

Alessandro Balzan

Italian racing driver

*October 17th, 1980, Rovigo

43

Justin Shenkarow

American actor

*October 17th, 1980, Torrance

43

Rashaun Woods

American football player, wide receiver

*October 17th, 1980, Oklahoma City

43

Luciana Paes

Brazilian actress

*October 17th, 1980, São Paulo

39

Chiranjeevi Sarja

Indian actor

*October 17th, 1980, Bengaluru †June 7th, 2020, Bengaluru

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51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

44

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

*October 17th, 1979, Espoo

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

*October 17th, 1969, Croix-des-Bouquets

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

40

Felicity Jones

English actress

*October 17th, 1983, Birmingham

37

Mohombi

Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer

*October 17th, 1986, Kinshasa

51

Tarkan

Turkish singer

*October 17th, 1972, Alzey

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

46

Walter Calderón

Ecuadorian footballer

*October 17th, 1977, Valle del Chota

65

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)

*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

39

Jared Tallent

Australian race walker

*October 17th, 1984, Ballarat

45

Bruce Mackinnon

British actor

*October 17th, 1978, Esher

42

Cameron Esposito

American actress

*October 17th, 1981, Chicago

39

Andy Whitfield

Welsh actor (1971-2011)

*October 17th, 1971, Amlwch †September 11th, 2011, Sydney

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington County

44

John Thorrington

American soccer player

*October 17th, 1979, Johannesburg

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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

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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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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