On this day: December 17
Events
Launch of VogueDecember 17, 1892 · Internet
Latvian Socialist Soviet RepublicDecember 17, 1918 – January 13, 1920 · World History
Saar ProtectorateDecember 17, 1947 – December 31, 1956 · World History
Release of Oliver!December 17, 1968 · Film- Release of Hunky DoryDecember 17, 1971 · Music
Release of Final Fantasy IIDecember 17, 1988 · Gaming- Release of KerplunkDecember 17, 1991 · Music
Release of Wrestling Ernest HemingwayDecember 17, 1993 · Film
Founding of DiageoDecember 17, 1997 · Companies
Launch of Know Your MemeDecember 17, 2007 · Internet- Release of Uncharted: Golden AbyssDecember 17, 2011 · Gaming
Founding of OnePlusDecember 17, 2013 · Companies- Release of The Walking Dead: Season TwoDecember 17, 2013 · Gaming
Founding of The Boring CompanyDecember 17, 2016 · Companies
Soyuz MS-07December 17, 2017 · Space
Born on this day
Prince Rupert of the RhineDecember 17, 1619 – November 29, 1682 · Technology
Émilie du ChâteletDecember 17, 1706 – September 10, 1749 · Science
Domenico CimarosaDecember 17, 1749 – January 11, 1801 · Music
Humphry DavyDecember 17, 1778 – May 29, 1829 · Science
Jan Evangelista PurkyněDecember 17, 1787 – July 28, 1869 · Culture
Joseph HenryDecember 17, 1797 – May 13, 1878 · Science
John KerrDecember 17, 1824 – August 15, 1907 · Science
Sophus LieDecember 17, 1842 – February 18, 1899 · Science
Otto SchottDecember 17, 1851 – August 27, 1935 · Technology
Arthur E. KennellyDecember 17, 1861 – June 18, 1939 · Science
Henri PadéDecember 17, 1863 – July 9, 1953 · Science
Josep Comas i SolàDecember 17, 1868 – December 2, 1937 · Science
Josef LadaDecember 17, 1887 – December 14, 1957 · Art
Hu ShihDecember 17, 1891 – February 24, 1962 · Culture
Erwin PiscatorDecember 17, 1893 – March 30, 1966 · Film
Hans KramersDecember 17, 1894 – April 24, 1952 · Science
David ButlerDecember 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979 · Film
Mary CartwrightDecember 17, 1900 – April 3, 1998 · Science
Dmitry Borisovich KabalevskyDecember 17, 1904 – February 14, 1987 · Music
Bernard LonerganDecember 17, 1904 – November 26, 1984 · Culture
Willard LibbyDecember 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980 · Science
Mary Kenneth KellerDecember 17, 1913 – January 10, 1985 · Science
Kenneth E. IversonDecember 17, 1920 – October 19, 2004 · Science
Armin Mueller-StahlDecember 17, 1930 – present · Film
Pope FrancisDecember 17, 1936 – April 21, 2025 · World History
Tommy SteeleDecember 17, 1936 – present · Art
Jaime LernerDecember 17, 1937 – May 27, 2021 · Culture
Ron GeesinDecember 17, 1943 – present · Music
Eugene LevyDecember 17, 1946 – present · Film
Paul RodgersDecember 17, 1949 – present · Music
Bill PullmanDecember 17, 1953 – present · Film
Peter FarrellyDecember 17, 1956 – present · Film
Mike MillsDecember 17, 1958 – present · Music
Gregg ArakiDecember 17, 1959 – present · Film
Ari FolmanDecember 17, 1962 – present · Film
Miloš TichýDecember 17, 1966 – present · Science
Alla ZahaikevychDecember 17, 1966 – present · Music
Gigi D'AgostinoDecember 17, 1967 – present · Music
Rian JohnsonDecember 17, 1973 – present · Film
Giovanni RibisiDecember 17, 1974 – present · Film
Riteish DeshmukhDecember 17, 1978 – present · Film
Nat WolffDecember 17, 1994 – present · Music