On This Day — September 17

🕰️ Notable Events on September 17

• 2016 — Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan, New York. 31 people are injured in the Manhattan bombing. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin, Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Allied Airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro independence Estonian units. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran marking the end of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Following Nazi Germany's defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion indefinitely. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: The Soviet Union joins Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland during the Polish Defensive War of 1939. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: The Race to the Sea begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac. Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States." Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. Wikipedia ↗
• 1794 — France completes its conquest of the Austrian Netherlands at the Battle of Sprimont. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — France's Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1787 — The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware Indians). Wikipedia ↗
• 1776 — The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean. Wikipedia ↗
• 1683 — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules": the first known description of protozoa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1658 — The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1631 — Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1630 — The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1620 — The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora. Wikipedia ↗
• 1577 — The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots. Wikipedia ↗
• 1462 — A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino. Wikipedia ↗
• 1382 — Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1176 — The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks. Wikipedia ↗
• 1111 — Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". Wikipedia ↗
• 456 — Remistus, Roman general (magister militum), is besieged by a Gothic force at Ravenna and later executed in the Palace in Classis, outside the city. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 17

• 1997 — Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Ella Purnell, British actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Cameron King, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Sanne Wevers, Dutch gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Sean Scannell, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Pixie Geldof, English model and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Kate Deines, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Paul Huntington, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Paolo De Ceglie, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Brendan Clarke, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Brendan Oake, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mason Raymond, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Jon Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Domenico Citro, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Mary DeScenza, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — John Kucera, Canadian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Patrick van Luijk, Dutch sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Eugenia Volodina, Russian model Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Hope Larson, American illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Casey Janssen, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Dan Haren, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Shabana Mahmood, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Akin Ayodele, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Flo Rida, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sheeri Cabral, American computer scientist and blogger Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sam Esmail, American screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jade Esteban Estrada, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Pumpkinhead, American rapper (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier and explorer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Mirah, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Craig Spence, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Bobby Lee, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Nate Berkus, American interior designer and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Andy Edwards, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Steve Kerrigan, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mauro Milanese, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Mark Brunell, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Greg King, New Zealand lawyer and television host (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Tarvo Seeman, Estonian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Paul Varelans, American MMA fighter and wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Cheryl Strayed, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Michael Carbajal, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kyle Chandler, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Masahiro Chono, American-Japanese wrestler and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — James Urbaniak, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Wayne Riley, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jim Cornette, American wrestling manager and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greek politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (King's X) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — John Franco, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Damon Hill, English race car driver and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Alan Krueger, American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Janez Janša, Slovenian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Tom Waddell, Scottish-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — David Bintley, English ballet dancer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Steve Bryles, American businessman and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Scott Simpson, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Charles Martinet, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Joël-François Durand, French pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Bill Irwin, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Russell Brown, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Piet Kleine, Dutch speed skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India (2001-14) and politician, 15th Prime Minister of India Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Raphy Leavitt, Puerto Rican-American accordion player and composer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kemal Monteno, Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Gail Carson Levine, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Heimar Lenk, Estonian journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Peter Lever, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Carl Dennis, American poet and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — David Souter, American lawyer and jurist Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Paul Benedict, American actor (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer Wikipedia ↗

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