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August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 16 2003 - August 2003 - August 18 2003 ---- Major blackout: investigators now believe the blackout began in August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 136 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1807 - Robert Fulton's first American steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Fulton ( November 14, 1765 &ndash February 24, 1815) was a U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The City of New York Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami
• 1862 - Indian Wars: The Lakota (Sioux) Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as vicious Lakota attack white settlements along the Minnesota River. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The Lakota (laˈkˣota (also Teton, Tetonwan) are a Native American tribe Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people The Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Sioux Uprising, Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Minnesota River is a Tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km long in the U
• 1862 - American Civil War: Major General JEB Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart ( February 6, 1833 &ndash May 12, 1864) was an American soldier from Virginia and a
• 1863 - American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Fort Sumter, a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor South Carolina, was named after General Thomas Sumter
• 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville - Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Gainesville was fought on August 17, 1864, as part of the Florida Expedition of the American Civil War. Gainesville is the largest City in and County seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States.
• 1883 - The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Himno Nacional ("National Anthem" is the National anthem of the Dominican Republic.
• 1907 - Pike Place Market, the longest continuously-running public farmers market in the US, opened in Seattle. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pike Place Market is a Public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle Washington, United States.
• 1908 - Projection in Paris of the very first cartoon, Fantasmagorie realized by Émile Cohl. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Émile Cohl ( January 4, 1857 – January 20, 1938) born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet, was a French Caricaturist
• 1914 - World War I: Battle of Stalluponen - The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Pavel Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of Stallupönen, fought between Russian and German armies on August 17, 1914, was the opening battle of World War I Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hermann von François ( January 31, 1856 &ndash May 15, 1933) was a German General der Infanterie Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Paul von Rennenkampf (or Pavel Karlovich Rennenkampf (Павел Карлович фон Ренненкампф ( April 17, 1854 in Estonia -
• 1915 - Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl in Marietta, Georgia. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Leo Max Frank ( 17 April 1884 - 17 August 1915) was an American Jew convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat.
• 1918 - Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky (Моисей Соломонович Урицкий 1873&ndash August 30 1918) was a Bolshevik Revolutionary leader AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
• 1942 - U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin (Butaritari). Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Makin ("muggin" Island raid occurred on August 17 –  August 18, 1942, and was an attack by the United States Marine Corps The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions For the village see Butaritari (village Butaritari (previously known as Makin Pitt Island Taritari Island or Touching Island is an
• 1943 - World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC
• 1943 - World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrive in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. The Seventh United States Army, formerly the United States Army Europe, is the land component of United States European Command. For the 19th century Scottish jurist/politician see George Patton Lord Glenalmond. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
• 1943 - World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. The First Quebec Conference (codenamed "QUADRANT" was a high level military conference held during World War II between the British, Canadian Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian
• 1945 - Indonesian Declaration of Independence. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Indonesian Declaration of Independence was officially proclaimed at 10 Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published by Fredric Warburg
• 1947 - The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed. Animal Farm is a Novel by George Orwell, and is the most famous satirical Allegory of Soviet Totalitarianism Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Fredric John Warburg ( November 27, 1898 - May 25, 1981) was an English publisher best known for his association with the British author Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Radcliffe Line became the border between India and Pakistan on 17 August 1947 after the Partition of India. The Dominion of Pakistan was a federal entity that was established in 1947 as a result of the Partition of India into two sovereign dominions the Union
• 1953 - Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous in Southern California. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term " addiction " is used in many contexts to describe an obsession compulsion or excessive Physical dependence or psychological dependence such as Narcotics Anonymous ( NA) is a Twelve-step program of recovery from Drug addiction, modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U
• 1959 - Quake Lake: Quake Lake was formed by the magnitude 7. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Quake Lake (also known as Earthquake Lake) is a Lake in southwestern Montana, United States. Quake Lake (also known as Earthquake Lake) is a Lake in southwestern Montana, United States. 5 1959 Yellowstone earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. The 1959 Yellowstone earthquake also known as the Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwestern Montana. Hebgen Lake is a Lake located in Southwest Montana. It is well known for an earthquake which occurred nearby on August 17, 1959, forming Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• 1960 - Decolonization: Gabon gains independence from France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Decolonization refers to the undoing of Colonialism, the establishment of governance or authority through the creation of settlements by another country or jurisdiction Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1962 - East German border guards kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming the first victim of the wall. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Peter Fechter ( January 14 1944 &ndash August 17 1962) was a German bricklayer from East Berlin, who at the age of eighteen The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990
• 1969 - Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast, killing 248 people and causing $1. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States 5 billion in damage.
• 1970 - Venera Program: Venera 7 launched. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Venera (Венера series of probes was developed by the USSR between 1961 and 1984 to gather data from Venus. The Venera 7 (Венера-7 was a Soviet Spacecraft part of the Venera series of probes to Venus. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University
• 1978 - Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman became the first Balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean "Ballooning" redirects here For the behavior of Spiders and other Arthropods see Ballooning (spider. Miserey is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
• 1979 - Two Soviet Aeroflot jetliners collide in mid-air over Ukraine, killing 156
• 1980 - Azaria Chamberlain disappears, likely taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicised trial in Australian history. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (born 11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Queensland) was a ten-week-old Australian baby who disappeared on the night of 17 Description Appearance Adult dingoes are typically 48–58 cm (19–23 inches tall at the shoulders and weigh on average 23–32 kgs (50–70 pounds though specimens Trial by Media is a phrase popular in the late 20th century and early 21st century to describe the impact of Television and Newspaper coverage on a person's reputation The written history of Australia began when Dutch explorers first sighted the country in the 17th century
• 1982 - The first Compact Discs (CD's) were released to the public in Germany. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1988 - Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq ( Arabic: محمد ضياء الحق) (b This article contains several lists of Ambassadors from the United States. Arnold Lewis Raphel ( March 16, 1943 &ndash August 17, 1988) was the 18th U
• 1998 - Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Lewinsky scandal was a political Sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom then- United States President Bill Clinton admitted to On the same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about his relationship.
• 1999 - A 7. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000. The 1999 İzmit Earthquake was an approximately 76 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999 İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 2004 - MD5 collision found by Chinese researchers. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In Cryptography, MD5 ( Message-Digest algorithm 5) is a widely used partially insecure Cryptographic hash function with a 128- Bit hash value China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 2004 - The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Boze Pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country. The unicameral Parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: Народна Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Bože pravde ( Serbian: Боже правде English: Lord Give Us Justice) is the official Anthem of Serbia. The Coat of Arms of Serbia is the same as the Coat of arms of the former Obrenović dynasty (first adopted in 1882; re-adopted in 2004
• 2005 - The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of the Israel unilateral disengagement plan, starts. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Israeli politics Evacuation refers to the forced removal of people of Jewish identity from their homes in territory handed over to Arabs, and the accompanying A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area Israel's unilateral disengagement plan ( Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תוכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in

Births

• 1473 - Richard, Duke of York (d. Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York and 1st Duke of Norfolk ( 17 August 1473 &ndash 1483? was the sixth child and second son of King Edward IV of 1483?)
• 1562 - Hans Leo Hassler (baptized), German composer (d. Hans Leo Haßler (baptized October 26 1564 – d June 8 1612 was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque 1612)
• 1578 - Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. See Albani for other uses of that name Francesco Albani or Albano ( March 17 or August 17, 1660)
• 1601 - Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (d. Pierre de Fermat pjɛːʁ dəfɛʁ'ma ( 17 August 1601 or 1607/8 &ndash 12 January 1665) was a French Lawyer at the 1665)
• 1629 - King John III of Poland (d. John III Sobieski, (Jan III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696 was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1696)
• 1753 - Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Josef Dobrovský ( August 17, 1753 – January 6, 1829) was a Bohemian Philologist and Historian, one of the most 1828)
• 1768 - Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis Charles Antoine Desaix ( August 17, 1768 - June 14, 1800) was a French General and military leader 1800)
• 1786 - Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and soldier (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Colonel David Stern Crockett ( August 17, 1786 March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American Folk hero, 1836)
• 1786 - Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap See Princess Victoria for other Saxe-Coburg princesses named Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1861)
• 1794 - Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince Alexander Leopold Franz Emmerich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst ( 17 August 1794 &ndash 17 November 1849) was a German 1849)
• 1828 - Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Jules Bernard Luys (1828&ndash1897 was a French Neurologist who made important contributions to the fields of Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychiatry 1897)
• 1844 - Menelek II of Ethiopia (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12 1913)
• 1863 - Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gene Stratton-Porter ( August 17, 1863 &ndash December 6, 1924) was an American author amateur naturalist wildlife photographer and one of 1924)
• 1866 - Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Asaf Jah VI was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911 Nizam ( Urdu: نظام‌) a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk ( Urdu: نظام‌الملک) meaning Administrator of the Realm, was 1911)
• 1866 - Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Julia Marlowe ( August 17, 1866 – November 12, 1950) was an English -born American actress known for her 1950)
• 1873 - John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Albertson Sampson ( August 17, 1873 &ndash December 23, 1946) was a Gynecologist who studied Endometriosis. 1946)
• 1882 - Samuel Goldwyn, Hollywood producer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer 1974)
• 1887 - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black rights activist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr, National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 10 June 1940 was a Publisher, Journalist, Entrepreneur, Black nationalist 1940)
• 1887 - Charles I of Austria (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Karl I" redirects here For the prince of Liechtenstein see Karl I of Liechtenstein. 1922)
• 1888 - Monty Woolley, American actor (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Monty Woolley ( August 17, 1888 - May 6, 1963) was an American Actor. 1963)
• 1890 - Harry Hopkins, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the politician for the British tank named for him see Light Tank Mk VIII Harry Lloyd Hopkins ( August 17 1890 The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to 1946)
• 1890 - Stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Bastyr ( August 17, 1890 – August 6, 1920) was a Polish aviator and military pilot one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation 1920)
• 1893 - Mae West, American actress (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mae West (August 17 1893 &ndash November 22 1980 was an American actress, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Sex symbol. 1980)
• 1896 - Leslie Groves, American military engineer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves ( August 17, 1896 &ndash July 13, 1970) was a United States Army Engineer 1970)
• 1904 - Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Leopold Nowak ( Vienna, Austria, 17 August, 1904 &ndash May 27, 1991) was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the 1991)
• 1904 - Mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Mary D Cain (born August 17, 1904) was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic Politician. 1984)
• 1909 - Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Larry Clinton ( August 17 1909 &ndash May 2 1985) was a Trumpeter who became a prominent American Bandleader. 1985)
• 1911 - Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (mʲixaˈiɫ̺ mʌiˈs̺ʲɛjɛvʲiʧʲ bʌt̺ˈvʲin̺n̻ʲik Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник) ( &ndash May 1995)
• 1913 - W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant
• 1913 - Rudy York, American baseball player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Mark Felt Sr (born August 17, 1913) is a former agent of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, who retired in 1973 The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Preston Rudolph York ( August 17, 1913 - February 5, 1970) was a Major League Baseball First baseman who played for the 1970)
• 1913 - Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oscar Alfredo Gálvez ( San Martín August 17, 1913 - December 16, 1989) was a Racing driver from Argentina. 1989)
• 1914 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr ( August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was the fifth child of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin 1988)
• 1919 - Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georgia Gibbs ( August 17 1919 - December 9 2006) was an American singer most popular in the 1950s 2006)
• 1920 - Maureen O'Hara, Irish actress
• 1921 - Geoffrey Rudolph Elton, British historian (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons on 17 August 1920 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish film actress Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir Geoffrey Rudolph Elton ( 17 August 1921 &ndash 3 December 1994) was a British Historian of the Tudor period. 1994)
• 1926 - Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician
• 1926 - George Melly, British singer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jiang Zemin ( born 17 August 1926 was the "core of the third generation " of Communist Party of China leaders serving as General Secretary of Alan George Heywood Melly ( 17 August 1926 – 5 July 2007) was an English Jazz and Blues Singer 2007)
• 1926 - Jean Poiret, French actor, director and screenwriter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, ( 17 August 1926 &ndash 14 March 1992) was a French actor director and screenwriter 1992)
• 1929 - Francis Gary Powers, American U-2 pilot (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 &ndash August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane 1977)
• 1930 - Glenn Corbett, American actor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Rothenburg on August 17, 1930 in El Monte California; died on January 16, 1993 in 1993)
• 1930 - Ted Hughes, English poet (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's 1998)
• 1932 - V. S. Naipaul, West Indian writer, Nobel Laureate
• 1933 - Eugene F. Kranz, American NASA executive
• 1933 - Mark Dinning, American singer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul Kt, TC (born August 17, 1932 in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago) better known The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene Francis "Gene" Kranz (born 17 August, 1933) is a retired NASA Flight Director and manager The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Mark Dinning ( August 17 1933 - March 22 1986) was an American, Teen idol, Pop music Singer. 1986)
• 1935 - Oleg Tabakov, Russian actor
• 1936 - Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (Олег Павлович Табаков (born August 17, 1935 in Saratov) is one of the most recognizable Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman ( August 17, 1936 &ndash December 13, 2007) was a Dakota musician activist and actor 2007)
• 1938 - Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Muslim cleric
• 1938 - Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician
• 1939 - Luther Allison, American musician
• 1939 - Anthony Valentine, British actor
• 1940 - Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian film director (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abu Bakar Bashir (also Abubakar Ba'asyir, Abdus Somad, and Ustad Abu ("Teacher Abu" born August 17 1938 is an Indonesian Muslim Theodoros Pangalos ( Greek:Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος (born August 17, 1938 in Eleusina, Greece) is a Greek politician Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luther Allison ( August 17 1939 — August 12 1997) was an American Blues Guitarist. Anthony Valentine (born August 17, 1939) is a British actor He is best known for his roles on Television, most notably the titular Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eduardo Mignogna ( August 17, 1940 - October 6, 2006) was an Argentinian Film director and screenwriter 2006)
• 1941 - Jean Pierre Lefebvre, French Canadian film director
• 1941 - Boog Powell, American baseball player
• 1943 - Robert De Niro, American actor
• 1943 - Dave "Snaker" Ray, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Pierre Lefebvre (born 17 August 1941) is a French Canadian film maker John Wesley Powell (born August 17, 1941, in Lakeland Florida) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball who played for Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Dave "Snaker" Ray ( August 17, 1943 &ndash November 28, 2002) was an American Blues singer and guitarist from St 2002)
• 1944 - Lawrence Joseph Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, Billionaire
• 1946 - Martha Coolidge, American film director
• 1947 - Gary Talley, American guitarist (Box Tops)
• 1947 - Sylvia Nasar, German-born American economist and author
• 1948 - Rod MacDonald, American musician
• 1949 - Sib Hashian, American drummer (Boston)
• 1949 - Norm Coleman, American politician
• 1951 - Robert Joy, Canadian actor
• 1951 - Alan Minter, British boxer
• 1952 - Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver
• 1952 - Dr. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Film director and former President of the Directors Guild Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Talley (17 August 1947 Memphis Tennessee) is a best known as the lead guitarist and founder of the Box Tops. The Box Tops were a Memphis Pop music group of the late 1960s Sylvia Nasar (born 17 August 1947 in Rosenheim, Germany) is a German economist and author best known for her biography of John Forbes Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. l Rod MacDonald (born on August 17, 1948 in Southington Connecticut) is an American folk Singer/songwriter. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John "Sib" Hashian (born August 17 1949) is a Drummer who was a member of the rock band Boston during their classic lineup Boston is an American rock band from Boston Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman Jr (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician who has served as a U Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor Joy was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Flora Louise ( née Alan Minter (born August 17, 1951 in Crawley, England) is a former boxer who was Middleweight champion of the World Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952) more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver who was Formula Mario Theissen, German F1 team principal (BMW Sauber)
• 1952 - Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player
• 1953 - Judith Regan, American book publisher
• 1953 - Kevin Rowland, English musician (Dexys Midnight Runners)
• 1954 - Eric Johnson, American guitarist
• 1955 - Richard Hilton, American heir
• 1956 - Gail Berman, American film executive
• 1956 - Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
• 1957 - Robin Cousins, British figure skater
• 1958 - Belinda Carlisle, American singer
• 1958 - Kirk Stevens, Canadian snooker player
• 1959 - David Koresh, American cult leader (d. Dr Eng Mario Theissen (born 17 August 1952 in Monschau) is BMW Motorsport Director and team principal BMW Sauber F1 are a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. Guillermo Vilas (born August 17 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine professional Tennis player Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judith Regan (born 17 August 1953 in Massachusetts) is an American editor and Book publisher, who became famous for pioneering the Kevin Rowland (born 17 August 1953, Wolverhampton) is an English Singer - Songwriter and Frontman for Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop Group with soul influences who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is a Guitarist and recording artist from Austin Texas. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Richard Howard "Rick" Hilton (born August 17 1955) is a Real estate broker and developer specializing in exclusive high-end property Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gail Berman (born August 17 1956 is the former president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company and the former president of Viacom 's Paramount Pictures Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956 in Ponteareas) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Spain who raced between Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Robin Cousins (born August 17, 1957 in Bristol) is a British retired competitive figure skater. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood California) is an American Singer-songwriter, as well as the lead vocalist Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadian professional Snooker player The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Koresh ( August 17, 1959 &ndash April 19, 1993) was the leader of a Branch Davidian religious sect, believing himself 1993)
• 1959 - Jonathan Franzen, American author
• 1960 - Sean Penn, American actor and director
• 1960 - James Daly, American journalist
• 1960 - Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer
• 1962 - Gilby Clarke, American musician (Guns N' Roses)
• 1963 - S. Shankar, Indian film director. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an award-winning American Novelist and Essayist Early life and education Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor James Daly may refer to James Daly 1st Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal (1782-1847 MP for County Galway Ireland James Daly (Irish Land League Stephan Eicher (Born 17 August 1960 in Münchenbuchsee near Berne, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilby Clarke is a Guitarist and Record producer, born in Cleveland Ohio, on August 17, 1962. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S Shankar (born August 17, 1963) is a popular Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter from Kumbakonam,
• 1964 - Colin James, Canadian musician
• 1966 - Maysa Leak, American Jazz Singer
• 1966 - Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder
• 1966 - Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Kevin Max, American singer (dc_talk)
• 1968 - Ed McCaffrey, American football player
• 1968 - Helen McCrory, English actress
• 1969 - Christian Laettner, American basketball player
• 1969 - Donnie Wahlberg, American actor and singer
• 1970 - Jim Courier, American tennis player
• 1970 - Rupert Degas, English actor and voice artist
• 1970 - Oyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer
• 1971 - Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1971 - Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
• 1972 - Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1972 - Ken Ryker, American pornographic actor
• 1974 - Tony Hajjar, Lebanese drummer (At the Drive-In, Sparta)
• 1974 - Nicola Kraus, American novelist
• 1975 - Giuliana DePandi, Italian-born American television personality
• 1975 - İlhan Mansız, Turkish footballer
• 1976 - Scott Halberstadt, American actor
• 1977 - Thierry Henry, French footballer
• 1977 - Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer
• 1977 - William Gallas, French footballer
• 1978 - Vibeke Stene, Norwegian singer (Tristania)
• 1978 - Karena Lam, Hong Kong actress
• 1979 - Antwaan Randle El, American football player
• 1979 - Marcus Patric, British actor
• 1980 - Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer
• 1980 - Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1980 - Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer
• 1981 - Kristin Holt, American television personality
• 1982 - Melissa Anderson, American professional wrestler
• 1982 - Phil Jagielka, English footballer
• 1983 - Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
• 1984 - Dee Brown, American basketball player
• 1985 - Yū Aoi, Japanese actress
• 1986 - Rudy Gay, American basketball player
• 1986 - Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player
• 1988 - Erika Toda, Japanese actress
• 1990 - Rachel Hurd-Wood, British actress
• 1990 - Colin Bates, American actor
• 1996 - Ella Cruz, Filipina actress

Deaths

• 1153 - Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. See also Colin James (disambiguation Colin James Munn (born August 17, 1964 in Regina Saskatchewan) is a Canadian singer Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the American jazz singer often known simply as "Maysa" John Rodney Mullen (born August 17 1966 in Gainesville Florida) is a professional Freestyle skateboarder, and considered to be one of the most Don Clarke Sweeney (b August 17, 1966 in St Stephen, NB) was an Ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Kevin Max (born August 17, 1967) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Poet. dc Talk is a prominent Christian rock / Rap band partly responsible for the rise in popularity of the Contemporary Christian music Genre Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward T McCaffrey (born August 17, 1968 in Waynesboro Pennsylvania) is a former American football Wide receiver who played for Helen McCrory (born 17 August 1968 is a BAFTA Award -winning English Actress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian Donald Laettner (born August 17, 1969 in Angola New York) is a retired American professional Basketball player Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Edmond "Donnie" Wahlberg Jr (born August 17, 1969) is an American Singer, Actor and producer. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Spencer "Jim" Courier Jr (born August 17 1970 in Sanford Florida) is a former world number one professional Tennis player from the Rupert Degas (born August 17, 1970, London is an English actor and voice artist Øyvind Leonhardsen (born August 17 1970, in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal) is a Norwegian former footballer. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Catcher who plays Uhm Jung-hwa (born August 17 1971) is one of South Korea 's most successful female Korean pop artists Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Qazi Habibul Bashar (কাজী হাবিবুল বাশার (born August 17, 1972 in Nagakanda, Kushtia) is a Bangladeshi Ken Ryker (born August 17 1972 in Jeonju, Korea) is the Stage name of an American Pornographic actor (porn Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Tony Hajjar (born Tony Hajjar August 17 1974 in Beirut Lebanon) is the Drummer for two well-known bands At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an influential American Post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001 Sparta is an American Alternative rock band from El Paso Texas, formed in 2001 Nicola Kraus (born 17 August 1974 in New York City, New York) is an American Novelist. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giuliana Rancic (neé DePandi (born August 17 1974, Naples Italy) is an Italian - American celebrity news personality İlhan Mansız (born August 10, 1975 - in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria, West Germany) is a retired Turkish football Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Halberstadt (born on August 17, 1976 in Connersville Indiana) is an American Actor who is perhaps best known for his recurring Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli ('tɑrjɑ'turunen (born August 17, 1977, Finland) is a soprano and songwriter best known as the former lead vocalist William Gallas (born 17 August 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine) is a French international footballer of Guadeloupian descent Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Vibeke Stene (pronounced vih-beh-kie (born August 17, 1978) is a Norwegian female singer Tristania is Gothic metal band from Norway, formed in the end of 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. Karena Lam ( Chinese language: 林嘉欣 Cantonese: Làm Gāyān Pinyin: Lín Jiāxīn born August 17, 1978) is a Hong Kong Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Antwaan Randle El (born August 17, 1979 in Riverdale, Illinois) is an American football Wide receiver and Punt returner Marcus Patric (born Patrick Henry Gosling, 17 August 1979, Portsmouth, England) is a British Actor, best known for the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lene Marlin (born August 17, 1980) is a Norwegian Musician. She was born Lene Marlin Pedersen in Tromsø, Norway Keith Mbusi Dabengwa (born August 17, 1980 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer Dabengwa is a useful all-rounder who made his Jan Kromkamp (born August 17, 1980 in Makkinga, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Kristin Holt (born August 17, 1981 in Plano TX) is a Television personality and Entertainment news Correspondent. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This article is about a Professional wrestler. For the actress see Melissa Sue Anderson. Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka (born 17 August 1982 in Manchester, England is an English international footballer who plays for Everton Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Daniel (Dee Brown (born August 17, 1984 in Jackson Mississippi) is an American professional Basketball player. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese actress who was born on August 17, 1985 in Kasuga Fukuoka, Japan. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Rudy Carlton Gay Jr (born August 17, 1986 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Tyrus Wayne Thomas (born August 17 1986, in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is an American professional Basketball player who played Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese actress from Kobe. She has had supporting roles in many popular Japanese TV dramas such as Nobuta o Produce, Engine Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood (born 17 August 1990) is a British actress. Colin Bates (born August 17, 1990) is a young American actor singer and dancer Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Gabriela Annjane U Cruz, better known by her Screen name Ella Cruz (born August 17, 1996 in Angat Bulacan, Philippines Stephen often referred to in history as Stephen of Blois (c 1096 &ndash 25 October, 1154) was the last Norman King of England 1130)
• 1304 - Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. ( June 28, 1243 &ndash August 17, 1304) was the 89th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1243)
• 1510 - Edmund Dudley, English statesman (b. Sir Edmund Dudley (c 1462 &ndash August 17, 1510) minister of Henry VII of England, was a grandson of John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley. 1462)
• 1657 - Robert Blake, British admiral (b. Robert Blake (1599 — August 17, 1657) was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England, and one of the most famous 1599)
• 1673 - Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. Regnier de Graaf ( July 30, 1641 – August 17, 1673) was a Dutch Physician and anatomist who made key discoveries 1641)
• 1676 - Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen, German novelist (b. Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621 – August 17, 1676) was a German author 1621)
• 1720 - Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Anne Le Fèvre Dacier, (1654 &ndash 17 August 1720) better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French Scholar and 1654)
• 1723 - Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Bingham (September 1668 &ndash August 17, 1723) English scholar and divine was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. 1668)
• 1768 (N. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a S. ) - Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky ( Василий Кириллович Тредиаковский (Тредьяковский in Astrakhan &mdash in Sankt Petersburg 1703)
• 1785 - Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of the Colony and the state of Connecticut (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jonathan Trumbull Sr ( 12 October 1710 17 August 1785) (Originally spelled Jonathan Trumble was changed for an unknown reason was 1710)
• 1786 - King Frederick II of Prussia (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the 1712)
• 1834 - Husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Husein-kapetan Gradaščević ( August 31 1802 &ndash August 17, 1834) was a Bosniak general who 1802)
• 1850 - Don José de San Martín, Argentine general (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine 1778)
• 1861 - Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alcée Louis la Branche (1806 &ndash August 17, 1861) was a member of the U 1806)
• 1875 - Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek ( March 8, 1827 - August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. 1827)
• 1880 - Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ole Borneman Bull ( February 5, 1810 &ndash August 17, 1880) was a Norwegian Violinist, often called Norway's first 1810)
• 1896 - Bridget Driscoll, world's first automobile fatality
• 1901 - Edmond Audran, French composer (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Bridget Driscoll was one of the first victims of an automobile accident in the United Kingdom. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edmond Audran ( 11 April 1842 - 17 August 1901) was a French Composer best known for several internationally successful 1842)
• 1903 - Hans Gude, Norwegian romanticist landscape painter (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Hans Fredrik Gude ( March 13 1825 Later Gude would work specifically on his figures while at Karlsruhe and so began populating his paintings with them 1825)
• 1918 - Moisei Uritsky, Russian revolutionary (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky (Моисей Соломонович Урицкий 1873&ndash August 30 1918) was a Bolshevik Revolutionary leader 1873)
• 1920 - Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Raymond Johnson Chapman ( January 15, 1891 &ndash August 17, 1920) was an American Baseball player spending his entire 1891)
• 1925 - Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ioan Slavici ( January 18, 1848 &ndash August 17, 1925) was a Transylvanian born Romanian 1848)
• 1940 - Billy Fiske, American aviator and Olympic athlete (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 & 1932 Olympic champion Bobsled driver and following Jimmy Davis one of the first regular serving 1911)
• 1949 - Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregorio Perfecto ( November 28 1891 &ndash August 17 1949) was a Filipino Journalist, Politician and 1891)
• 1954 - Billy Murray, American recording artist (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) William Thomas "Billy" Murray ( 25 May, 1877 &ndash 17 August, 1954) was one of the most popular Singers in the 1877)
• 1962 - Peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Fechter ( January 14 1944 &ndash August 17 1962) was a German bricklayer from East Berlin, who at the age of eighteen The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including 1944)
• 1969 - Otto Stern, German physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Otto Stern was also the penname of German women's rights activist Louise Otto-Peters (1819-1895 TEB728: after a long discussion on the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1888)
• 1970 - Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rattana Pestonji (รัตน์ เปสตันยี May 22, 1908 - August 17, 1970) was a Thai Film director, producer 1908)
• 1971 - Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Siegmund Wilhelm List ( May 14, 1880 &ndash August 17, 1971) was a German Field marshal during World War II 1880)
• 1973 - Jean Barraqué, French composer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean-Henri-Alphonse Barraqué ( January 17, 1928 &ndash August 17, 1973) was a French Composer and writer on music who 1928)
• 1973 - Paul Williams, American singer (The Temptations) (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Williams ( July 2, 1939 – August 17, 1973) was an American second Tenor / Baritone Singer The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful 1939)
• 1973 - Conrad Aiken, American author (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5 1889 &ndash August 17 1973 was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American novelist and poet born in Savannah Georgia, whose work includes 1889)
• 1979 - Vivian Vance, American actress (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Vivian Vance ( July 26 1909 – August 17 1979) When she was six years old her family moved to Independence Kansas, where she 1909)
• 1983 - Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ira Gershwin ( 6 December 1896 &ndash 17 August 1983) was an American Lyricist who collaborated with his younger 1896)
• 1987 - Rudolf Hess, Nazi deputy (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German) (26 April 1894 &ndash 17 August 1987 was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler 1894)
• 1987 - Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Shaike Ophir ( November 4, 1929 - August 17, 1987; Hebrew: שייקה אופיר was an Israeli film actor mime and comedian 1929)
• 1988 - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, 6th President of Pakistan (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq ( Arabic: محمد ضياء الحق) (b The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1924)
• 1988 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr ( August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was the fifth child of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin 1914)
• 1988 - Victoria Shaw, Australian-born American actress (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Victoria Shaw ( 25 May, 1935 - 17 August, 1988) was an Australian born American Actress. 1935)
• 1990 - Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Pearl Mae Bailey ( March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American singer and actress 1918)
• 1992 - Al Parker, American adult film actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Al Parker (born Andrew "Drew" Okun 25 June 1952, Natick, Massachusetts 1952)
• 1993 - Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Feng Kang ( was a Chinese Mathematician and Scientist. He was born in Nanjing, China on September 9, 1920, died 1920)
• 1994 - Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and team owner (NART; b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Luigi Chinetti ( July 17, 1901 – August 17, 1994) was an Italian-born Racecar driver, who emigrated to the USA The North American Racing Team (also known as NART) was created by Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in America through success in 1901)
• 1994 - Jack Sharkey, American boxer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jack Sharkey ( October 26, 1902, in Binghamton New York – August 17, 1994, in Beverly Massachusetts) was an American 1902)
• 1995 - Howard Koch, American screenwriter (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Howard Koch ( December 2, 1902 - August 17, 1995) was an American Screenwriter who was blacklisted by the 1902)
• 1995 - Ted Whitten, Australian rules footballer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward James 'Ted' Whitten (27 July 1933 - 17 August 1995 was an Australian rules football player 1933)
• 2004 - Thea Astley, Australian writer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Thea Astley (25 August 1925 - 17 August 2004 was an Australian novelist and short story writer 1925)
• 2004 - Gérard Souzay, French baritone (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gérard Souzay ( December 8, 1918 &ndash August 17, 2004) was a French Baritone singer regarded as one of the best interpreters of 1918)
• 2005 - John Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Norris Bahcall ( December 30 1934 &ndash August 17 2005) was an American astrophysicist. 1934)
• 2007 - Bill Deedes, British journalist and politician (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. William Francis Deedes Baron Deedes, KBE, MC, PC, DL (1 June 1913 &ndash 17 August 2007 was a British journalist and politician 1913)
• 2007 - Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eddie Jamaal Griffin ( May 30 1982 &ndash August 17 2007) was an American professional Basketball player 1982)

Holidays and observances

• Independence Day – observance in Indonesia. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• Rastafari movement - celebration of the birth of Marcus Garvey, considered a prophet. The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr, National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 10 June 1940 was a Publisher, Journalist, Entrepreneur, Black nationalist In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary
• Slovenia: Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation Day
• Saint Hyacinth of Poland
• Saint Mamas, martyr [Metz, France]
• Saint Clare of the Cross

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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