On this day: September 17
Events
Battle of MyriokephalonSeptember 17, 1176 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of FamagustaSeptember 17, 1570 – August 5, 1571 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of BreitenfeldSeptember 17, 1631 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of AntietamSeptember 17, 1862 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of ShiseidoSeptember 17, 1872 · Companies
Allied invasion of ItalySeptember 17, 1943 · Wars & Conflicts
1961 West German federal electionSeptember 17, 1961 · Politics
Release of GoldfingerSeptember 17, 1964 · Film
Release of The Working Class Goes to HeavenSeptember 17, 1971 · Film- Release of In TranceSeptember 17, 1975 · Music
- Release of Unleashed in the EastSeptember 17, 1979 · Music
- Release of Joe's GarageSeptember 17, 1979 · Music
Founding of NismoSeptember 17, 1984 · Companies
1988 Summer OlympicsSeptember 17, 1988 – October 2, 1988 · Sports
Founding of China National Petroleum CorporationSeptember 17, 1988 · Companies- Release of Use Your Illusion ISeptember 17, 1991 · Music
- Release of Use Your Illusion IISeptember 17, 1991 · Music
- Release of EmotionsSeptember 17, 1991 · Music
- Release of Love Me If You DareSeptember 17, 2003 · Film
Release of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi AcademySeptember 17, 2003 · Gaming- Release of The Truth About LoveSeptember 17, 2012 · Music
Release of IOS 8September 17, 2014 · Technology
Release of World of WarshipsSeptember 17, 2015 · Gaming
September 2019 Israeli legislative electionSeptember 17, 2019 · Politics
Release of Hades (video game)September 17, 2020 · Gaming
Born on this day
Paul VSeptember 17, 1552 – January 28, 1621 · World History
Stephen HalesSeptember 17, 1677 – January 4, 1761 · Technology
Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de CondorcetSeptember 17, 1743 – March 1794 · Science
John GoodrickeSeptember 17, 1764 – April 20, 1786 · Science
Friedrich Benjamin von LütkeSeptember 17, 1797 – August 8, 1882 · Exploration
Tekla Bądarzewska-BaranowskaSeptember 17, 1823 – September 29, 1861 · Music
Bernhard RiemannSeptember 17, 1826 – July 20, 1866 · Science
Tivadar PuskásSeptember 17, 1844 – March 16, 1893 · Technology
David Dunbar BuickSeptember 17, 1854 – March 5, 1929 · Technology
Vera PopovaSeptember 17, 1867 – April 25, 1896 · Science
Christian Lous LangeSeptember 17, 1869 – December 11, 1938 · Politics
Max ŠvabinskýSeptember 17, 1873 – February 10, 1962 · Art
Trofim LysenkoSeptember 17, 1898 – November 20, 1976 · Technology
Francis ChichesterSeptember 17, 1901 – August 26, 1972 · Exploration
Edgar G. UlmerSeptember 17, 1904 – September 30, 1972 · Film
Hans FreudenthalSeptember 17, 1905 – October 13, 1990 · Science- Eugene OdumSeptember 17, 1913 – August 10, 2002 · Science
M. F. HusainSeptember 17, 1915 – June 9, 2011 · Film
Hank WilliamsSeptember 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953 · Music
Roddy McDowallSeptember 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998 · Film
Edgar MitchellSeptember 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016 · Space
Thomas P. StaffordSeptember 17, 1930 – March 18, 2024 · Space
Anne BancroftSeptember 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005 · Film
Jan GehlSeptember 17, 1936 – present · Culture
Vladimir MenshovSeptember 17, 1939 – July 5, 2021 · Film
Reinhold MessnerSeptember 17, 1944 – present · Exploration- Albert OehlenSeptember 17, 1954 – present · Art
Kevin ClashSeptember 17, 1960 – present · Film
Pamela MelroySeptember 17, 1961 – present · Space
Baz LuhrmannSeptember 17, 1962 – present · Film
Paul FeigSeptember 17, 1962 – present · Film
Bryan SingerSeptember 17, 1965 – present · Film- Petr PravecSeptember 17, 1967 – present · Science
Sam EsmailSeptember 17, 1977 – present · Film
Neill BlomkampSeptember 17, 1979 – present · Film
Maryam TouzaniSeptember 17, 1980 – present · Film
SophieSeptember 17, 1986 – January 30, 2021 · Music- Lesley RoySeptember 17, 1986 – present · Music
Ella PurnellSeptember 17, 1996 – present · Film