• Loading...
  • Loading...
Home | Birthdays | Events | Facts | Food Timeline | Inventions
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | View List Of Years |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Page 5: Historical Events In August - 17

Tuesday, 08 July 2025

1917  Italy declares war on Germany & Turkey on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1917  P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  On August - 17 samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  On August - 17 british troops attack Baku Azerbaijan  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  On this day in history mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yanks cancel game with Indians on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Paul Wiens, writer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  On August - 17 anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  French-German trade agreement signed on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On August - 17 evan S Connell, US writer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On August - 17 greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On August - 17 haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1927  On August - 17 bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1927  Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  Jean R Adams, entomologist on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  On August - 17 lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  On this day in history pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  On August - 17 henry Armstrong won his 3rd concurrent boxing championship  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  1st aircraft owned by Forest Service in service (Oakland) on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1939  "Wizard of Oz" opens at Loew's Capitol Theater in NY on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On August - 17 fDR &Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On this day in history fDR & Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  German raider attacks Dutch SS Kota Nopan on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  Submarines USS Nautilus and USS Argonaut land 222 Marines on Makin Island, first amphibious attack made from submarines on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  On August - 17 uS bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  1st European bombing run undertaken by US forces on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  On August - 17 allied forces take control of the island of Sicily  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  On this day in history the birth of Robert De Niro, American actor  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  On August - 17 498 British bombers attack Peenemunde  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

Days In August

List Of Important Days In August

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31

Poll

Cast Your Vote

Invisibility
Time Travel
Mind Reading
  

Famous Birthdays In August - 17

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


Popular Searches