August 17

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August 17, 2011 — Wednesday

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Events on August 17, 2011

Allies Take Sicily
Argentina (Death Anniversary of San Martín)
Artists in the Park
Balloon Crossing of Atlantic Ocean
Chase, Harrison V. (Birth Date)
Clinton's "Meaning of 'is' Is"
Crockett, David (DAVY) (225th Birth Anniversary)
Fort Sumter Shelled by Northern Forces
Fulton Sails Steamboat
Gabon: Independence Day
Indonesia: Independence Day
Powers, Francis Gary (Birth Date)
Smith, Elinor (100th Birth Anniversary)
Turkish Earthquake
West, Mae (Birth Date)

Birthdays on August 17, 2011

Belinda Carlisle, 53, singer (The Go-Go’s), born Hollywood, CA, Aug 17, 1958.
Robert De Niro, 68, actor (Oscars for Raging Bull, The Godfather Part II; Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter), born New York, NY, Aug 17, 1943.
Jonathan Franzen, 52, author (The Corrections), born Western Springs, IL, Aug 17, 1959.
Thierry Henry, 34, soccer player, born Paris, France, Aug 17, 1977.
Robert Joy, 60, actor (Atlantic City, Longtime Companion), born Montreal, QC, Canada, Aug 17, 1951.
Christian Laettner, 42, former basketball player, born Angola, NY, Aug 17, 1969.
Maureen O’Hara, 91, actress (Miracle on 34th Street, The Hunchback of Notre Dame), born Dublin, Ireland, Aug 17, 1920.
Sean Penn, 51, actor (Oscars for Mystic River and Milk; Dead Man Walking), born Santa Monica, CA, Aug 17, 1960.
Nelson Piquet, 59, former auto racer, born Brasilia, Brazil, Aug 17, 1952.
Mark Salling, 29, actor (“Glee”), born Dallas, TX, Aug 17, 1982.
Guillermo Vilas, 59, former tennis player, born Mar del Plata, Argentina, Aug 17, 1952.
Donnie Wahlberg, 42, actor (“Band of Brothers”), former singer (New Kids on the Block), born Boston, MA, Aug 17, 1969.

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August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 136 days remaining until the end of the year.

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