August 17th, 2006

Born on August 17th, 2006

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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

Same year
Born in 2006

20

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

19

Milo J

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 25th, 2006, Morón

19

Mckenna Grace

American actress and singer

*June 25th, 2006, Grapevine

20

Matheu Hinzen

Dutch actor and singer

*May 12th, 2006, Antwerp

20

Xochitl Gomez

American actress (born 2006)

*April 29th, 2006, Los Angeles

20

Barron Trump

Son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump (born 2006)

*March 20th, 2006, Manhattan

20

David Alonso

Spanish-Colombian motorcycle racer

*April 25th, 2006, Madrid

20

Michał Gurgul

Polish footballer

*January 30th, 2006, Poznań

19

Paul Seixas

French cyclist

*September 24th, 2006, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

20

Kyle Alessandro

Norwegian singer

*March 10th, 2006, Levanger

20

Lucas Bergvall

Swedish association football player (born 2006)

*February 2nd, 2006, Stockholm

19

Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Japanese prince

*September 6th, 2006, Aiiku Hospital

20

Josh Pierson

American racing driver

*February 14th, 2006, Portland

19

Huang Yuting

Chinese sport shooter (born 2006)

*September 3rd, 2006, Taizhou

19

Allen Obando

Ecuadorian footballer

*June 13th, 2006, Quito

19

Ángel Barajas

Colombian gymnast

*August 12th, 2006, Cúcuta

20

Yang Min-hyuk

South Korean association football player

*April 16th, 2006, Gwangju

19

Sara Saito

Japanese tennis player

*October 3rd, 2006, Japan

20

Windy Zhan

Hong Kong female singer and a member of the Hong Kong girl group After Class

*March 2nd, 2006, Hong Kong

19

Kaylia Nemour

French-Algerian artistic gymnast

*December 30th, 2006, Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on August 17th, 2006
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2006 is a normal year and no leap year.

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