August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 136 days remaining.
- 1601 - Pierre de Fermat, mathematician
- 1629 - John III of Poland (+ 1696)
- 1786 - Davy Crockett, frontiersman, soldier (+ 1836)
- 1882 - Samuel Goldwyn[?], Hollywood producer (+ 1974)
- 1887 - Marcus Garvey, American black leader (+ 1940)
- 1887 - Emperor Karl of Austria (+ 1922)
- 1893 - Mae West, actress, playwright (+ 1980)
- 1920 - Maureen O'Hara, actress
- 1929 - Jiang Zemin, President of China
- 1929 - Francis Gary Powers[?], U-2 pilot (+ 1977)
- 1930 - Glenn Corbett[?], actor (+ [1933]])
- 1932 - V. S. Naipaul, writer
- 1943 - Robert De Niro, actor
- 1958 - Belinda Carlisle[?], singer, guitarist
- 1959 - David Koresh[?], cult leader (+ 1993)
- 1960 - Sean Penn, actor, director
- 1969 - Donnie Wahlberg[?], actor, singer
- 1974 - Asad Makarevic[?], software engineer, chef, auto mechanic, epicurean
See Also:
August 16 - August 18 - July 17 - September 17 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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