August 17th, 1994

Born on August 17th, 1994

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 351 days, exactly on June 25th, 2027, people who were born on August 17th, 1994 will be 12,000 days old!

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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, 1994

31

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier

Eritrean road cyclist

*August 17th, 1994, Addis Ababa

31

Taissa Farmiga

American actress (born 1994)

*August 17th, 1994, Whitehouse Station

31

Susanne Hoffmann

Austrian biathlete

*August 17th, 1994, Zell am See

31

Tiemoué Bakayoko

French association football player

*August 17th, 1994, Paris

31

Phoebe Bridgers

American musician (born 1994)

*August 17th, 1994, Pasadena

31

Jack Conklin

American football player (born 1994)

*August 17th, 1994, Plainwell

31

Tahjere McCall

American basketball player (1994-)

*August 17th, 1994, Philadelphia

31

Imke Onnen

German athletics competitor

*August 17th, 1994, Langenhagen

31

Dai Dai N'tab

Dutch long track speed skater

*August 17th, 1994, Amsterdam

31

Rhys Clark

Scottish snooker player

*August 17th, 1994, Gloucestershire

31

Bas Kuipers

Dutch footballer

*August 17th, 1994, Amsterdam

31

Nadia Coolen

Dutch association football player

*August 17th, 1994, Sittard

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32

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

32

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

32

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

32

Mathias Christiansen

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1994, Bornholm

31

Sebastián Yatra

Colombo-Español singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

31

Ella Mai

British singer

*November 3rd, 1994, London

32

Becky Hill

British singer and songwriter

*February 14th, 1994, Bewdley

32

Don Toliver

American rapper and singer from Texas (born 1994)

*June 12th, 1994, Houston

32

Sam Fender

English singer-songwriter (born 1994)

*April 25th, 1994, North Shields

32

Myke Towers

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*January 15th, 1994, Río Piedras

32

Tee Grizzley

American rapper from Michigan

*March 23rd, 1994, Detroit

32

Bad Bunny

Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer (born 1994)

*March 10th, 1994, Almirante Sur

32

Era Istrefi

Kosovo-Albanian singer

*July 4th, 1994, Pristina

32

Khosit Phetpradab

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1994, Ratchaburi

32

Yang Po-Han

Taiwanese badminton player

*March 13th, 1994, Taipei

32

Kristian Blummenfelt

Norwegian triathlete

*February 14th, 1994, Bergen

31

Tang Yuanting

Chinese badminton player

*August 2nd, 1994, Nanning

31

Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1994, Tulungagung

32

Robin Tabeling

Badminton player

*April 24th, 1994, Amstelveen

32

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

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Born on August 17th, 1994
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1994 is a normal year and no leap year.

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