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July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 17, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 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 167 days remaining until the end of the year.

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

Events

• 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa executed for being Christians. Events By place Roman Empire The praetorian prefect Tarutenius Paternus achieved a decisive victory against the Quadi Scillium is the name of an ancient city and now titular episcopal see in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, Suffragan of Carthage. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
• 1203 - Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault; the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees from his capital into exile. The Fourth Crusade (1202&ndash1204 was originally designed to conquer Muslim Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Alexios III Angelos ( Greek: Αλέξιος Γ' Άγγελος (c
• 1453 - Hundred Years' War: Battle of Castillon - The French under Jean Bureau utterly defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony
• 1762 - Catherine II becomes tzar of Russia upon the accidental murder of Peter III of Russia. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior The Battle of Castillon of 1453 was the last battle fought between the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War. Jean Bureau (died July 5, 1463) was Charles VII 's master of artillery during the final years of the Hundred Year's War. John Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384/1390 &ndash 17 July 1453) was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years' War Gascony (Gascogne gaskɔɲ Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Peter III ( February 21, 1728 – July 17, 1762) (Пётр III Фëдорович Pyotr III Fyodorovitch) was Emperor
• 1771 - Bloody Falls Massacre: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Massacre at Bloody Falls was an incident that took place during Samuel Hearne 's exploration of the Coppermine River on July 17 1771 The Chipewyan ( Denésoliné or Dënesųłiné) are a Dene Aboriginal people in Canada, whose ancestors were the Taltheilei Matonabbee (c 1737-1782 was a Chipewyan hunter and leader After his father died Matonabbee spent some time living at Fort Prince of Wales where he learned to speak Samuel Hearne, (1745 &ndash November 1792 was born in London, England and did extensive exploration of northern North America Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting
• 1791 - Members of the French National guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Champ de Mars (ʃɑ̃ də maʁs is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th ''arrondissement'', between the Eiffel The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
• 1794 - The sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne are executed 10 days prior to the end of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites (sometimes simply Carmel by Synecdoche; Latin: Ordo fratrum Beatæ Commemorated on 17 July of the Carmelite Calendar of Saints are the Martyrs of Compiegne. Saint justjpg|thumbnail|200px| Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just]] The Reign of Terror' (5 September 1793 &ndash 28 July 1794 or simply The Terror (la Terreur was
• 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Rochefort is a commune in western France, a Seaport on the Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1856 - The Great Train Wreck of 1856, occurs in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania killing over 60 people. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Great Train Wreck of 1856 occurred between Camp Hill and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, on July 17, 1856. Fort Washington is an unincorporated Census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United
• 1899 - NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common is a Japanese multinational IT company headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1917 - King George V of the United Kingdom issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British royal family will bear the surname Windsor. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms The older part is a branch of the Saxe-Coburg
• 1918 - By order of the Bolshevik Party and carried out by Cheka, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, his immediate family, and retainers were murdered at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, Russia. 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 The Cheka ( ЧК - чрезвычайная комиссия Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya,) was the first of a succession of Soviet State security Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг also romanized Ekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk) is a major city in the central part of Russia
• 1918 - RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic, is sunk off Ireland by the Unterseeboot 55 with 5 lives lost. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common History The RMS Carpathia was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson at their Newcastle upon Tyne, England shipyard Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1933 - After successfully crossing the Atlantic ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Europe under mysterious circumstances. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lituanica was an American/Lithuanian research aircraft that crossed the Atlantic in 1933 and crashed under mysterious circumstances close to its destination Kaunas
• 1936 - Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently-elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the Spanish civil war. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of A popular front is a broad Coalition of different political groupings often made up of leftists and centrists who are united by opposition to another group Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of
• 1944 - Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly Explosion that took place on July 17 1944 at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which Port Chicago was a Town on the southern banks of Suisun Bay, in Contra Costa County California.
• 1944 - World War II: Napalm incendiary bombs were dropped for the first time by American P-38 pilots on a fuel depot at Coutances, near St. Lô, France
• 1945 - World War II: Potsdam Conference - At Potsdam, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the three main Allied leaders, begin their final summit of the war. 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 Napalm is the name given to any of a number of Flammable Liquids used in Warfare often jellied Gasoline. Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the Préfecture (capital of the Manche département, in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16, Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. 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 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The meeting will end on August 2. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
• 1951 - Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts is chartered. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Western New England College is a private independent coeducational college founded in 1919 Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
• 1955 - Disneyland televises its grand opening in Anaheim, California
• 1962 - Nuclear testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Disneyland, marketed as the happiest place on Earth, is an American Theme park in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations Little Feller II and Little Feller I were codenames for a set of nuclear tests undertaken by the United States at the Nevada Test Site on The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km northwest of the City of
• 1968 - Revolution in Iraq when Abdul Rahman Arif was overthrown and the Ba'ath Party installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hajj Abdul Rahman Arif ( Arabic عبد الرحمن عارف) (1916 &ndash August 24, 2007) was President of Iraq The Arab Socialist Ba'th Party (also spelled Baath or Ba'ath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي was founded in Damascus For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ( Arabic أحمد حسن البكر) ( July 1, 1914 – October 4, 1982) was
• 1973 - King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Mohammed Zahir Shah ( 15 October 1914 &ndash 23 July 2007) was the last King ( Shah) of Afghanistan, reigning Mohammed Daoud Khan ( July 18, 1909 – April 28, 1978) was a politician in Afghanistan who overthrew the monarchy of Zahir Shah
• 1975 - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Design A Soyuz spacecraft consists of three parts (from front to back A Spheroid Orbital module, which provides accommodation for the crew during In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star
• 1976 - History of East Timor: East Timor was annexed, and became the 27th province of Indonesia. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Timor is a small country in Southeast Asia It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous ||-||-||}The Province ( Indonesian: provinsi or propinsi) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• 1976 - The opening of the Summer Olympics is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team
• 1979 - Nicaraguan president General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Anastasio ("Tachito" Somoza Debayle (anasˈtasjo soˈmosa ðeˈβaile ( December 5, 1925 &ndash September 17, 1980) was officially
• 1981 - Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri killing 114 people and injuring more than 200 caused by structural failure. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse was a major disaster that occurred on July 17, 1981 in Kansas City Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages
• 1989 - First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1996 - Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound Boeing 747 carrying TWA flight 800 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Trans World Airlines (TWA Flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F
• 1997 - The F.W. Woolworth Company closes after 117 years in business. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The F W Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's) was a retail company that was one of the original American five-and-dime stores
• 1998 - Papua New Guinea earthquake: A tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake destroys 10 villages in Papua New Guinea killing an estimated 3,183, leaving 2,000 more unaccounted for and thousands more homeless. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake was a magnitude 70 event that took place in the early evening on Friday 17 July 1998 A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania
• 1998 - Biologists report in the journal Science how they sequenced the genome of the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum. Science is the Academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious Scientific In classical genetics the genome of a Diploid Organism including Eukarya refers to a full set of chromosomes or genes in a Gamete, thereby The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have Syphilis is a Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal Bacterium Treponema pallidum pallidum. Treponema pallidum is a Gram-negative Spirochaete Bacterium. There are at least four known Subspecies: T
• 2000 - An F2 tornado ripped through Guelph, Ontario during the later portions of the evening. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
• 2007 - TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) Flight 3054 crashed upon landing during rain in São Paulo. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. TAM Airlines ( Portuguese: TAM Linhas Aéreas) the Southern Hemisphere 's largest Airline; is based in São Paulo and operates scheduled TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (JJ 3054 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. This is Brazil's deadliest aviation accident to date with an estimated 199 deaths. An aviation accident is defined in the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 13

Births

• 1487 - Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)
• 1674 - Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter (d. Isaac Watts ( July 17, 1674 – November 25, 1748) is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody" as he was the first prolific and 1748)
• 1698 - Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (d. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis ( July 17, 1698 &ndash July 27, 1759) was a French Mathematician, Philosopher 1759)
• 1744 - Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elbridge Thomas Gerry (ˈgɛri (July 17 1744 November 23 1814 was an American statesman and diplomat The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1814)
• 1745 - Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Peter Alekseyevich Pahlen (Russian Пётр Алексеевич Пален German Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen ( July 17, 1745 — February 13 1826)
• 1763 - John Jacob Astor, American businessman (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July 1848)
• 1797 - Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hippolyte Delaroche, commonly known as Paul Delaroche ( July 17, 1797 &ndash November 4, 1856) was a French painter 1856)
• 1831 - Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a The Xianfeng Emperor, born Yizhu, ( July 17, 1831 - August 22, 1861) was the eighth Emperor of the Manchu 1861)
• 1839 - Ephraim Shay, American inventor (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 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ephraim Shay ( July 17 1839 &ndash April 19 1916) designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type 1916)
• 1888 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Shmuel Yosef Agnon ( Hebrew: שמואל יוסף עגנון, August 8, 1887 - February 17, 1970) was a Nobel Prize 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 1970)
• 1898 - George Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Robert ("Bob" Vincent ( July 17, 1898 - November 13, 1985) was a pioneer in the field of Sound recording and archiving 1985)
• 1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (Perry Mason) (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erle Stanley Gardner ( July 17, 1889 Malden Massachusetts – March 11, 1970 Temecula California Perry Mason is a fictional character a defense Attorney who originally was the main character in numerous pieces of Detective fiction authored by 1970)
• 1898 - Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Osmond H Borradaile ( 17 July, 1898 &ndash 23 March, 1999) was a Canadian cameraman Cinematographer and veteran of 1999)
• 1899 - James Cagney, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film 1986)
• 1900 - Marcel Dalio, French actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Marcel Dalio, born Israel Moshe Blauschild ( 17 July 1900 in Paris, France &ndash 20 November 1983 in Paris 1983)
• 1901 - Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and team owner (NART; d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 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 1994)
• 1901 - Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bruno Jasieński (Бруно Ясенский real name Wiktor Zysman (1901 &ndash 1938 was a Polish leader of the Polish futurist movement 1938)
• 1902 - Christina Stead, Australian novelist (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Christina Stead ( 17 July 1902 &mdash 31 March 1983) was an Australian Novelist and short-story writer acclaimed 1983)
• 1911 - Ted Anderson, English footballer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 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 Edward Walton "Ted" Anderson ( July 17 1911 – March 23 1979) was an English footballer, who played at either 1979)
• 1913 - Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bertrand Goldberg ( July 17, 1913 &ndash October 8, 1997) was an American architect best known for the Marina City complex in 1997)
• 1912 - Art Linkletter, Canadian television host
• 1917 - Phyllis Diller, American comedian
• 1917 - Red Sovine, American country music singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17 1912 in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Canada) was the host of two of the longest-running Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bold text Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Driver, July 17, 1917) is a Golden Globe -nominated American comedienne Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine ( July 17, 1918 &mdash April 4, 1980) was a Country music Singer. 1980)
• 1917 - Lou Boudreau, Major League baseball player and manager (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Louis "Lou" Boudreau ( July 17, 1917, in Harvey Illinois &ndash August 10, 2001) was an American Major 2001)
• 1918 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ( 17 July 1918 &ndash 6 December 2003) was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839 when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz. 2003)
• 1920 - Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish chairman of the International Olympic Committee
• 1920 - Kenneth Wolstenholme, English sports commentator (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Juan Antonio Samaranch Torelló Marquess of Samaranch (born 17 July 1920) is a Spanish sports official and was president of the International Olympic Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC & Bar ( July 17, 1920 - March 25, 2002) was the football commentator for BBC 2002)
• 1920 - Gordon Gould, inventor of the laser (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Gould (July 17 1920–September 16 2005 was an American Physicist who is widely but not universally credited with the invention of the Laser A laser is a device that emits Light ( Electromagnetic radiation) through a process called Stimulated emission. 2005)
• 1921 - František Zvarík, Slovakian actor
• 1923 - John Cooper, English race car designer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar František Zvarík ( 17 July, 1921 in Vrútky, Slovakia &ndash 17 august 2008 in Bratislava) was an accomplished Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Newton Cooper ( July 17, 1923 – December 24, 2000) was a co-founder with his father Charles Cooper of the Cooper Car Company 2000)
• 1926 - Édouard Carpentier, French-born professional wrestler
• 1926 - Charles Champlin, American film critic and writer
• 1928 - Vince Guaraldi, American musician and composer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Édouard Carpentier (born July 17 1926) is a retired French Professional wrestler who garnered several world championships in a career that spanned Charles Davenport Champlin (born 17 July 1926 in Hammondsport, New York) is an American Film critic and Writer Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vince Guaraldi ( July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American Jazz Musician and Pianist 1976)
• 1929 - Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician
• 1932 - Hal Riney, American advertising executive (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Konstantinovich Godunov (b July 17, 1929 in Moscow, Russia) is professor at the Sobolev Institute of Mathematics of the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Hal Patrick Riney ( 17 July 1932 in Seattle, Washington - 24 March 2008 in San Francisco, California 2008)
• 1933 - Bruce Wells, boxer/actor
• 1935 - Diahann Carroll, American actor
• 1935 - Peter Schickele, American author and radio host
• 1935 - Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor
• 1939 - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
• 1939 - Andrée Champagne, French Canadian actress and politician
• 1939 - Spencer Davis, British singer and guitarist (Spencer Davis Group)
• 1940 - Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian
• 1941 - Daryle Lamonica, American football player
• 1942 - Don Kessinger, American baseball player
• 1942 - Peter Sissons, British newsreader
• 1944 - Carlos Alberto, Brazilian football player
• 1944 - Catherine Schell, Hungarian born British actress
• 1945 - Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
• 1946 - Alun Armstrong, English actor
• 1947 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
• 1947 - Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)
• 1948 - Ron Asheton, American musician and composer (Iggy Pop & The Stooges)
• 1948 - Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director
• 1949 - Terence "Geezer" Butler, British musician and lyricist (Black Sabbath)
• 1949 - Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster
• 1951 - Lucie Arnaz, American actress
• 1950 - Derek de Lint, Dutch actor
• 1950 - P.J. Soles, German-born American actress
• 1952 - David Hasselhoff, American actor and musician
• 1952 - Phoebe Laub, American singer and songwriter
• 1952 - Nicolette Larson, American singer (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce Albert Wells ( 7 July[[ 933]] - present)was born in Harlesden, London. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diahann Carroll (born July 17 1935) is an American award-winning Actress and songstress. Johann Peter Schickele (born July 17 1935) is an American Composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Andrée Champagne, PC (born July 17, 1939 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is an actress pianist and Canadian politician Spencer David Nelson Davis (born 17 July 1939 in Swansea, Wales, UK) is a musician and multi- Instrumentalist, and the founder of the The Spencer Davis Group was a mid 1960s British Beat group from Birmingham, England, founded by Spencer Davis (born 17 July 1939 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor (born 17 July 1940) is an English comic Actor known in Britain and Australia as a member of The Goodies Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daryle Pat Lamonica (born July 17, 1941 in Fresno, California) is a former collegiate and professional American football Quarterback Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop. Peter George Sissons (born July 17, 1942 in Liverpool) is a television newsreader in the United Kingdom. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See Carlos Alberto for other football players. Carlos Alberto Torres (born July 17, 1944, Rio de Janeiro Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott (born July 17, 1944 in Budapest) is a Hungarian -born American actress Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alun Armstrong (born Alan J Armstrong on 17 July 1946) is an English Actor and Singer, perhaps best known for his role Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Asheton (b July 17, 1948 in Ann Arbor Michigan) is guitarist and co-songwriter with The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 Luc Bondy (born 17 July 1948 in Zurich) is a Swiss theater and Opera director Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July, 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the founding bassist for Black Sabbath are an Charles Harris "Charley" Steiner (born July 17, 1949) is an American sportscaster and Broadcast journalist. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American Actress. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Hein de Lint, known as Derek de Lint, (born July 17, 1950) is a Dutch Film and Television Actor. PJ Soles (born July 17, 1950) is an American Film and Television Actress. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952) is an American Actor and Singer, who is best known for his lead roles on Knight Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub on July 17, 1952) is a Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for her 1975 hit Nicolette Larson ( July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American Singer best known for her 1979 Cover version 1997)
• 1954 - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
• 1954 - J. Michael Straczynski, American author
• 1955 - Paul Stamets, American mycologist and environmentalist
• 1956 - Bryan Trottier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 - Fern Britton, British television presenter
• 1958 - Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director
• 1960 - Mark Burnett, English-born television producer
• 1960 - Nancy Giles, American actress
• 1960 - Robin Shou, Hong Kong actor
• 1960 - Jan Wouters, Dutch football player and manager
• 1961 - Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor
• 1963 - Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper
• 1963 - Letsie III, King of Lesotho
• 1963 - John Ventimiglia, American actor
• 1965 - Craig Morgan, American singer
• 1965 - Alex Winter, English film director
• 1965 - Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor
• 1966 - Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician
• 1968 - Bitty Schram, American actress
• 1970 - Mandy Smith, English model and singer
• 1971 - Calbert Cheaney, American basketball player
• 1971 - Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist
• 1972 - Jason Rullo, American drummer (Symphony X, Redemption)
• 1972 - Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer
• 1973 - Michael Wilson, American Libratarion
• 1973 - Eric Moulds, American football player
• 1973 - Tony Dovolani, Albanian ballroom dancer
• 1973 - Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor
• 1974 - Laura Macdonald, Scottish jazz musician
• 1975 - Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
• 1975 - Cécile de France, Belgian actress
• 1975 - Paul Hinojos, American guitarist (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
• 1975 - Konnie Huq, English television presenter
• 1975 - Terence Tao, Australian Chinese mathematician
• 1975 - Gino D'Acampo, Italian celebrity chef
• 1976 - Dagmara Dominczyk, Polish actress
• 1976 - Eric Winter, American actor
• 1976 - Matthew Holmes, Australian actor
• 1977 - M.I.A., British rapper
• 1977 - Lehmber Hussainpuri, Famous Indian Singer
• 1977 - Marc Savard, Canadian hockey player
• 1978 - Mike Hettinga, American professional wrestler
• 1978 - Katharine Towne, American actress
• 1979 - Mike Vogel, American actor
• 1980 - Ryan Miller, NHL hockey player
• 1980 - Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer
• 1981 - Elpida Romantzi, Greek archer
• 1982 - Natasha Hamilton, British singer (Atomic Kitten)
• 1983 - Ryan Guettler, professional Australian BMX rider
• 1983 - Brooke Kinsella, British actress
• 1983 - Adam Lind, American baseball player
• 1984 - Sotiris Leontiou, Greek footballer
• 1985 - Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer
• 1985 - Tom Fletcher, British singer (McFly)
• 1986 - Dana, Korean singer and actress (TSZX)
• 1989 - Josie Lopez, American actress
• 1989 - Marko Todorović, Swiss swimmer
• 1992 - Taavi Rand, Estonian ice skater
• 1998 - Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón, Spanish royal
• 1993 - Bryony Floyd, English Hockey Player

Deaths

• 521 - Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Paul Stamets (born July 17, 1955) is an American mycologist, Author, and advocate of Bioremediation. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956 in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Fern Britton (born 17 July 1957 in Ealing) is an English television presenter, currently known as the main co-presenter on the Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Burnett (born 17 July, 1960) is a British Television producer. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nancy Giles (born July 17, 1960) is an American actress and comedienne. Robin Shou (full name Robin Shou Wan Por;, born July 17, 1960) is a Chinese actor working in the American movie industry Jan Wouters (born July 17, 1960 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former professional football Midfielder. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Potts (born Price Jonathan William Potts Throughton, 17 July, 1961) is a Canadian actor whose career began in the late 1980s Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matti Ensio Nykänen ( (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a former Finnish ski jumper, arguably the best Letsie III (original name David Mohato Bereng Seeiso (born July 17, 1963) is the king of Lesotho. Lesotho (lɪˈsuːtuː) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a Landlocked country and Enclave — entirely surrounded by the Republic of South John Ventimiglia (born July 17, 1963) is an American Actor, most famous for his role as Artie Bucco on the HBO Television Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Craig Morgan (born Craig Morgan Greer, July 17 1965 in Kingston Springs Tennessee) is an American Country music artist Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is an English/American Actor, director, and Film writer, mostly known for his role as "Bill Santiago Segura Silva (born July 17, 1965) is a Spanish film Actor, Scriptwriter, producer and director Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sten Tolgfors (born July 17, 1966 in Forshaga) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician Member of the Riksdag and Swedish Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Natalie "Bitty" Schram (born July 17, 1968) is a Golden Globe nominated American actress. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amanda Louise Smith (born 17 July 1970) is an English Dance-pop singer former model and aspiring actress. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney (born July 17 1971 in Evansville Indiana) is a veteran Basketball player in the NBA currently a Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a Canadian Blogger Journalist and Science fiction author who serves as co-editor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Rullo, born on July 17, 1972 in Hackensack New Jersey, is the Drummer for the Progressive metal band Symphony X Symphony X is an American Heavy metal band from New Jersey founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo. Redemption is an American Progressive metal and Power metal band comprising former members of Fates Warning and Prymary. Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Michael Wilson may refer to Michael Wilson (basketball, former player of the Harlem Globetrotters and the University of Memphis, also Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Eric Shannon Moulds (born July 17, 1973 in Lucedale Mississippi) is an American football Wide receiver who is currently a Free Driton "Tony" Dovolani (born July 17 1973 in Pristina, Kosovo) is a Professional Ballroom dancer Liam Kyle Sullivan (born July 17, 1973 in Norfolk, Massachusetts) is an American Comedian and Actor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Laura Margaret Macdonald (born 17 July 1974) is a Scottish alto and soprano Saxophonist, Composer and Teacher, specialising in Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995 Cécile de France /sesil də fʁɑ̃s/ (born July 17, 1975, Namur, Belgium) is a Belgian Actress. Paul Hinojos (born on July 17, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a musician and currently plays Guitar in The Mars Volta At the Drive-In was an influential American Post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001 The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 Kanak "Konnie" Huq ( Bengali: কনি হক pronounced Huck; born 17 July 1975) is an English television presenter Terence Chi-Shen Tao FRS (陶哲軒 (born July 17, 1975, Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian Mathematician Gino D'Acampo (born 17 July 1975) is an Italian chef who works in the UK. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dagmara Dominczyk (born July 17, 1976) is a Polish - American Actress. Eric Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor Biography Personal life Winter was born in La Mirada This article is about the Australian actor For the football (soccer player see Matty Holmes. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17 1977 better known by her Stage name M Lehmber Hussainpuri (ਲਹਿੰਬਰ ਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰੀ lahimbar husainpurī pronounced husɛːnpuri}} (born 17 July 1977 in Kapurthala Marc Savard (born July 17, 1977, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey player currently playing for the Boston Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Michael Shawn Hettinga and the IZW Tag Team Championships with friend and rival Derek Neikirk on one occasion Katharine Payne Towne (born July 17, 1978) is an American actress Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Michael James Vogel (born 17 July, 1979) is an American Actor and former fashion model Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ryan Miller (born July 17, 1980 in East Lansing Michigan) is an American Ice hockey Goaltender currently playing for the Javier Camuñas Gallego, Camuñas (born July 17, 1980 in Madrid) is a Spanish football Attacking midfielder Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Elpida Romantzi (born July 17, 1981 in Thessalonica) is an archer from Greece. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Natasha Maria Hamilton (born July 17 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English Singer and member of Atomic Kitten Atomic Kitten are an English Girl group from Liverpool composed of Elizabeth McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton, and Jennifer Frost Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ryan Guettler (born July 17, 1983) is a BMX Dirt and Freestyle rider from Beenleigh Australia. Brooke Kinsella (born 17 July 1983) is an English actress and novelist Adam Alan Lind (born July 17 1983 in Anderson, Indiana) is an American Left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sotiris Leontiou, born on July 17, 1984 in Ioannina, Greece is a Greek Attacking midfielder. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Neil McGregor (born 17 July 1985 in Irvine) is a Scottish football defender currently playing for Clyde Thomas "Tom" Michael Fletcher (born 17 July 1985 in Harrow, London) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Hong Sungmi ( Hangul:홍성미 born on 17 July, 1986) now officially known as Dana The Grace or Xiyue Dana, is a Korean The Grace ( Korean: 천상지희 더 그레이스 Chinese: 天上智喜 The Grace is a South Korean Girl group formed by SM Entertainment Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Josie Lopez (born March 19, 1989) is an American Actress who has appeared in Veronica Mars, Medium Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) For the actor Marko Todorović see Marko Todorović Marko Todorovic or Todorović (born July 17, 1989 in Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Taavi Rand (born July 17, 1992 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian Ice dancer. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born July 17, 1998) Madrid) is the eldest son of the Duchess and Duke Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events By Place Byzantine Empire Future Byzantine emperor Justinian becomes Consul. Magnus Felix Ennodius (473 or 474 - July 17, 521) was Bishop of Pavia in 514 and a Latin Rhetorician and Poet 474)
• 656 - Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Julius Nepos becomes western Roman Emperor, deposing Glycerius. Events By Place Europe Oswiu of Northumbria annexes Mercia Asia The Battle of Early life Uthman was born in Ta’if, which is situated on a hill and the presumption is that Uthman was born during the summer months since wealthy Meccans
• 924 - King Edward the Elder of England
• 1070 - Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders (b. For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia Edward the Elder ( Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c 870 &ndash 17 July 924) was King of England (899 &ndash Baldwin VI of Flanders (c 1030 &ndash 17 July 1070 was briefly Count of Flanders, from 1067 to 1070 1030)
• 1453 - John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader
• 1531 - Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. John Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384/1390 &ndash 17 July 1453) was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years' War Hosokawa Takakuni (ja 細川 高国 1484 – 17 July 1531) was the most powerful military commander in the Muromachi period under Ashikaga Yoshiharu 1484)
• 1566 - Bartolomé de Las Casas, Spanish priest (b. Bartolomé de las Casas, OP ( August 24 1484 &ndash July 17 1566) was a 16th century Spanish Dominican 1484)
• 1571 - Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. Georg Fabricius, born Georg Goldschmidt ( April 23 1516 &ndash July 17, 1571) was a Protestant German 1516)
• 1588 - Sinan, Ottoman architect (b. Koca Mi‘mār Sinān Āġā ( Ottoman Turkish: خوجه معمار سنان آغا ( April 15, 1489 - April 09, 1489)
• 1645 - Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician
• 1704 - Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer
• 1709 - Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (b. Robert Carr 1st Earl of Somerset, KG, PC (sometimes spelt Kerr) (c Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre-Charles Le Sueur (c 1657 Artois, France &ndash 17 July 1704, Havana, Cuba) was a French Fur trader Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Colonel Robert Bolling ( December 26, 1646 &ndash July 17, 1709) was a wealthy early American settler 1646)
• 1787 - Maria Magdalena Keverich, Ludwig van Beethoven's mother (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1744)
• 1790 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. 1723)
• 1791 - Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian Jesuit missionary (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martin Dobrizhoffer ( September 7, 1717 - July 17, 1791) was an Austrian Roman Catholic Missionary. 1717)
• 1793 - Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat and murderer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont ( July 27, 1768 – July 17, 1793) known to history as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the 1768)
• 1794 - John Roebuck, British inventor (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the English inventor For the 19th century British politician see John Arthur Roebuck. 1718)
• 1845 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1764)
• 1878 - Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aleardo Aleardi (born Gaetano Maria) ( November 14 1812 - July 17 1878) was an Italian poet who belonged to the so-called 1812)
• 1881 - Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James or Jim Bridger (March 1804 &ndash July 17 1881 was among the foremost mountain men, trappers scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western 1804)
• 1885 - Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Charles Chapais, PC ( 2 December 1811 &ndash 17 July 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician 1811)
• 1887 - Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dorothea Lynde Dix ( April 4, 1802 &ndash July 17, 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the Indigent Insane 1802)
• 1893 - Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Avery Johnson ( January 2[[ 833]] - July 17[[ 893]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1833)
• 1894 - Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josef Hyrtl ( December 7 1810 &ndash July 17 1894) was an Austrian Anatomist. 1810)
• 1894 - Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle, French poet (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 Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle ( October 22, 1818 – July 17, 1894) was a French Poet of the Parnassian 1818)
• 1907 - Hector Malot, French writer (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hector Malot ( May 20, 1830 - July 17, 1907) was a French writer born in La Bouille, close to Rouen. 1830)
• 1912 - Henri Poincaré, French mathematician (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Jules Henri Poincaré ( 29 April 1854 &ndash 17 July 1912) (ˈʒyl ɑ̃ˈʁi pwɛ̃kaˈʁe was a French Mathematician 1854)
• 1918 (N. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. ) - Family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (b. 1868)
  • Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova ( Императрица Александра Фёдоровна Романова) ( 6 June 1872)
  • Grand Duchess Olga (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia ( Olga Nikolaevna Romanova) (in Russian Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна &ndash 1895)
  • Grand Duchess Tatiana (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia ( Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova) (In Russian Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна ( May 29 1897)
  • Grand Duchess Maria (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1899)
  • Grand Duchess Anastasia (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ( Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova) (Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова ( – 1901)
  • Tsarevich Alexei (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич full title Heir Tsarevich and Grand Duke (Наследник-Цесаревич 1904)
• 1928 - Giovanni Giolitti, Italian statesman (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giovanni Giolitti ( October 27, 1842 &ndash July 17, 1928) was an Italian statesman 1842)
• 1935 - George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (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 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George William Russell ( April 10, 1867 &ndash July 17, 1935) who wrote under the Pseudonym Æ (sometimes 1867)
• 1944 - William James Sidis, gifted mathematician and child prodigy (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William James Sidis ( April 1, 1898 &ndash July 17, 1944) was an American Child prodigy with exceptional mathematical 1898)
• 1945 - Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ernst Busch (6 July 1885 - 17 July 1945 was a German field marshal during World War II. 1885)
• 1946 - General Dragoljub Mihailović, commandant of the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( Cyrillic script: Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић also known as "Чича Дража" or " The Chetnik movement or the Chetniks ( Serbian: Četnici, Cyrillic script: Четници were a Serbian -nationalist/ royalist 1893)
• 1950 - Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evangeline Cory Booth ( December 25, 1865 &ndash July 17, 1950) was the 4th general of The Salvation Army (1934-1939 The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1865)
• 1959 - Billie Holiday, American singer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter 1915)
• 1959 - Eugene Meyer, American businessman and newspaper publisher (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eugene Isaac Meyer ( October 31, 1875 &ndash July 17, 1959) was an American financier public official publisher of the Washington 1875)
• 1961 - Ty Cobb, baseball player (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians 1886)
• 1967 - John Coltrane, American musician (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 1926)
• 1974 - Dizzy Dean, Major League baseball pitcher (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean ( January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1910)
• 1975 - Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია ( May 3, 1893 – July 17, 1975) was a Georgian 1893)
• 1980 - Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay or Delone (Борис Николаевич Делоне March 15, 1890 – July 17, 1980) was one 1890)
• 1987 - Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (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) Yujiro Ishihara (石原裕次郎 Ishihara Yūjirō, December 28, 1934 &ndash July 17, 1987) was a Japanese Actor and singer 1934)
• 1988 - Bruiser Brody, professional wrestler (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 1946)
• 1995 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Juan Manuel Fangio ( Balcarce, June 24, 1911 - Buenos Aires, July 17, 1995) nicknamed "El Chueco" ("knock-kneed" 1911)
• 1996 - Chas Chandler, bass guitarist (The Animals), record producer and manager (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 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Bryan James "Chas" Chandler ( 18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English Musician, Record producer The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. 1938)
• 2001 - Katharine Graham, American publisher (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Katharine Meyer Graham ( June 16, 1917 &ndash July 17, 2001) was an American publisher 1917)
• 2003 - David Kelly, Welsh UN weapons inspector (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. David Christopher Kelly CMG ( May 17, 1944 – July 17, 2003) was an employee of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence 1944)
• 2003 - Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichordist (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rosalyn Tureck ( December 14, 1914 - July 17, 2003) was an American Pianist and Harpsichordist who was particularly associated 1914)
• 2004 - Pat Roach, British professional wrestler and actor (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 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Francis Patrick "Pat" Roach ( May 19, 1937 — July 17, 2004) was an English Actor and wrestler from 1937)
• 2005 - Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Aitken ( April 22 1927 – July 17 2005) better known as Laurel Aitken, was a Singer and one of the originators 1927)
• 2005 - Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geraldine Fitzgerald ( November 24, 1913 &ndash July 17, 2005) was an Academy Award -nominated Irish -American 1913)
• 2005 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1916)
• 2005 - Gavin Lambert, British-born screenwriter (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gavin Lambert (born July 23, 1924 - July 17, 2005) was a British-born Screenwriter 1924)
• 2005 - Joe Vialls, Australian writer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Vialls (born 1944 died July 17, 2005) was an internet journalist and a private investigator based in Perth, Western Australia. 1944)
• 2006 - Sam Myers, American musician and songwriter (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sam Myers ( February 19 1936 &ndash July 17 2006) was an American Blues musician and songwriter 1936)
• 2006 - Mickey Spillane, American author (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Morrison Spillane ( March 9 1918 – July 17 2006) better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of 1918)
• 2007 - Júlio Redecker, Brazilian Politician (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 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Júlio César Redecker ( July 12 1956 &ndash São Paulo, July 17 2007) was a Brazilian Politician, member 1956)

Holidays and observances

• South Korea - Constitution Day. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Constitution Day (제헌절 in South Korea is held on July 17, the day that the Korean Constitution was proclaimed in 1948
• Kyoto, Japan - Gion Matsuri. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan.
• Saint Alexius, confessor
• Saint Cynllo
• Saint Ennodius, bishop of Pavia
• Saint Marcellina, virgin
• Saint Piatus, bishop of Tournai Paris
• The Russian Royal Family
• Saint Speratus and companions 'the Sicilian Martyrs'

External links

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

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Saint Alexius was an Eastern Saint whose veneration was later transplanted to Rome a process facilitated by the fact that according to the earlier Syriac legend that a Saint Cynllo is a Welsh Saint, who lived in the 5th and 6th centuries Magnus Felix Ennodius (473 or 474 - July 17, 521) was Bishop of Pavia in 514 and a Latin Rhetorician and Poet Pavia (pronounced Pavìa,) the ancient Ticinum, is a town and Comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south Saint Piatus of Tournai (also Piaton, Platon, Piat, Piato, (died ca Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria The Scillitan Martyrs were a company of twelve North African Christians who were executed for their beliefs on July 17, 180.

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