September 17th, 1997

Born on September 17th, 1997

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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, 1997

26

Auston Matthews

American ice hockey player

*September 17th, 1997, San Ramon

26

Guan Xiaotong

Chinese actress

*September 17th, 1997, Beijing

26

Jaen Pineda

Colombian association football player

*September 17th, 1997, Cartagena de Indias

26

Alohi Gilman

American football safety

*September 17th, 1997, Lāʻie

26

Derrick Alston Jr.

American basketball player

*September 17th, 1997, Houston

26

Chavany Willis

Jamaican footballer

*September 17th, 1997, Jamaica

26

Hossein Abarghouei

Iranian association football player

*September 17th, 1997, Arsanjan

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Who's birthday is on September 17th?

24

Khalimatus Sadiyah

Para badminton player

*September 17th, 1999, Mojokerto City

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

27

Ella Purnell

British actress

*September 17th, 1996, Whitechapel

27

Esteban Ocon

French racing driver

*September 17th, 1996, Évreux

34

Danielle Brooks

American actress

*September 17th, 1989, Augusta

48

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

*September 17th, 1975, El Cajon

55

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

43

Markus Krösche

German association football player and manager

*September 17th, 1980, Hanover

32

Jake Jervis

English association football player (born 1991)

*September 17th, 1991, Wolverhampton

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

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

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

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

42

Griff Furst

American actor and film director

*September 17th, 1981, Van Nuys

62

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut

*September 17th, 1961, Palo Alto

30

Carlos García Quesada

Spanish footballer

*September 17th, 1993, Seville

48

Constantine Maroulis

American singer

*September 17th, 1975, New Jersey

29

Taylor Ware

American singer

*September 17th, 1994, Franklin

31

Philip Doyle

Irish rower

*September 17th, 1992, Lisburn

52

Jens Voigt

German road bicycle racer and cycling broadcaster

*September 17th, 1971, Grevesmühlen

54

John Ritter

American actor (1948-2003)

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

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

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No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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