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Čo sa stalo 17. augusta?

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72 Udalosti 222 Narodení 98 Úmrtia 11 Sviatky

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Michael Phelps 2008 Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games.
Miles Davis 1959 American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.
Korean War 1950 Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.
Animal Farm 1945 Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence 1945 The independence of Indonesia was proclaimed, igniting a revolution against the Dutch Empire.
World War II 1943 World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center.
Winston Churchill 1943 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a secret conference in Quebec.
1915 Galveston hurricane 1915 A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead.

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Náš zoznam pre 17. augusta obsahuje 72 udalostí z rokov 986 až 2019.

Medzi najznámejšie patria: Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games (2008); American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time (1959); Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea (1950).

Narodili sa 17. augusta: Rayan Cherki; Nastasja Schunk; The Kid Laroi; Lil Pump.

Udalosti 17. augusta

  1. 2000 – 2099
  2. 2019

    A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.

  3. 2017

    Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.

  4. 2015

    A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others.

  5. 2009

    An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.

  6. 2008

    American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.

  7. 2005

    The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.

  8. 2005

    Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh.

  9. 2004

    The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.

  10. 1900 – 1999
  11. 1999

    The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured.

  12. 1998

    Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship.

  13. 1991

    Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.

  14. 1988

    President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.

  15. 1985

    The 1985–86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota.

  16. 1978

    Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.

  17. 1977

    The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.

  18. 1976

    A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.

  19. 1970

    Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).

  20. 1969

    Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.

  21. 1962

    Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall.

  22. 1960

    Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34.

Narodení 17. augusta

  1. 2000 – 2099
  2. 2003

    Rayan Cherki, French footballer

  3. 2003

    Nastasja Schunk, German tennis player

  4. 2003

    The Kid Laroi, Australian rapper and songwriter

  5. 2000

    Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter

  6. 1900 – 1999
  7. 1998

    Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Japanese baseball player

  8. 1996

    Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player

  9. 1995

    Gracie Gold, American figure skater

  10. 1995

    Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player

  11. 1994

    Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter

  12. 1994

    Jack Conklin, American football player

  13. 1994

    Taissa Farmiga, American actress

  14. 1993

    Kevin Byard, American football player

  15. 1993

    Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer

  16. 1993

    Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer

  17. 1993

    Xie Zhenye, Chinese athlete

  18. 1992

    Saraya Bevis, English wrestler

  19. 1992

    Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (died 2013)

  20. 1992

    Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player

  21. 1992

    Maru Teferi, Israeli marathon runner

  22. 1991

    Austin Butler, American actor

Zomrelí 17. augusta

  1. 2000 – 2099
  2. 2025

    Terence Stamp, English actor (born 1938)

  3. 2024

    Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, British countess (born 1933)

  4. 2024

    Silvio Santos, Brazilian media mogul and television host (born 1930)

  5. 2016

    Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)

  6. 2015

    Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (born 1937)

  7. 2015

    Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (born 1933)

  8. 2015

    László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (born 1927)

  9. 2014

    Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (born 1937)

  10. 2014

    Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (born 1921)

  11. 2014

    Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (born 1917)

  12. 2014

    Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (born 1928)

  13. 2014

    Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (born 1937)

  14. 2013

    Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (born 1938)

  15. 2013

    Jack Harshman, American baseball player (born 1927)

  16. 2013

    John Hollander, American poet and critic (born 1929)

  17. 2013

    David Landes, Jewish-American historian and economist (born 1924)

  18. 2013

    Frank Martínez, American painter (born 1924)

  19. 2013

    Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (born 1912)

  20. 2012

    Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (born 1915)

  21. 2012

    Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (born 1933)

Sviatky a výročia

  1. Christian feast day: Saint Beatrice of Silva

  2. Christian feast day: Saint Clare of Montefalco

  3. Christian feast day: Elias of Enna

  4. Christian feast day: Saint Hyacinth of Poland

  5. Christian feast day: Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga

  6. Christian feast day: Saint Jeanne Delanoue

  7. Christian feast day: Saint Mammes of Caesarea

  8. Christian feast day: Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)

  9. Christian feast day: August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

  10. Engineer's Day (Colombia)

  11. Independence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.

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Zdroj: Wikipedia, „Výročia dňa“.

Otázky o dni 17. augusta

1. Čo sa stalo 17. augusta?
  • 2008 – Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games.
  • 1959 – American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.
  • 1950 – Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.
  • 1945 – Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.
  • 1945 – The independence of Indonesia was proclaimed, igniting a revolution against the Dutch Empire.
2. Kto sa narodil 17. augusta?
  • 2003 – Rayan Cherki, French footballer
  • 2003 – Nastasja Schunk, German tennis player
  • 2003 – The Kid Laroi, Australian rapper and songwriter
  • 2000 – Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter
  • 1998 – Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Japanese baseball player
3. Kto zomrel 17. augusta?
  • 2025 – Terence Stamp, English actor (born 1938)
  • 2024 – Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, British countess (born 1933)
  • 2024 – Silvio Santos, Brazilian media mogul and television host (born 1930)
  • 2016 – Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (born 1937)
4. Čo sa oslavuje 17. augusta?
  • Christian feast day: Saint Beatrice of Silva
  • Christian feast day: Saint Clare of Montefalco
  • Christian feast day: Elias of Enna
  • Christian feast day: Saint Hyacinth of Poland
  • Christian feast day: Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga
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