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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 17 AOûT

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 17 Août et qui ont marqué le monde.

Battle of Gainesville

Année: 1864

American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.

Grand Duchy of Baden

Année: 1866

The Grand Duchy of Baden announces its withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.

Richard Wagner

Année: 1876

Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung, the last opera in his Ring cycle, premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

Charleston, South Carolina

Année: 1863

American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.

American Indian Wars

Année: 1862

American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Année: 1836

British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths.

American Civil War

Année: 1862

American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

Dominican Republic

Année: 1883

The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.

NAISSANCES DU 17 AOûT

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 17 Août, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Duke Pearson

Année de naissance: 1932

Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (died 1980)

V. S. Naipaul

Année de naissance: 1932

V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)

Jean-Jacques Sempé

Année de naissance: 1932

Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist (died 2022)

Tony Wrigley

Année de naissance: 1931

Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic (died 2022)

Harve Bennett

Année de naissance: 1930

Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (died 2015)

Ron Henry

Année de naissance: 1934

Ron Henry, English footballer (died 2014)

João Donato

Année de naissance: 1934

João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 2023)

Luther Allison

Année de naissance: 1939

Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (died 1997)

DéCèS DU 17 AOûT

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 17 Août et de leur héritage durable.

Ioan Slavici

Année de décès: 1925

Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (born 1848)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Année de décès: 1935

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (born 1860)

José María of Manila

Année de décès: 1936

José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (born 1880)

Billy Fiske

Année de décès: 1940

Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (born 1911)

Tom Kendall

Année de décès: 1924

Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1851)

Ray Chapman

Année de décès: 1920

Ray Chapman, American baseball player (born 1891)

Hans Gude

Année de décès: 1903

Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (born 1825)

Radoje Domanović

Année de décès: 1908

Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (born 1873)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 17 AOûT

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 17 Août dans le monde entier.

Samuel Johnson (American educator)

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

August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Independence Day (Indonesia)

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

Beatrice of Silva

Christian feast day: Saint Beatrice of Silva

Mammes of Caesarea

Christian feast day: Saint Mammes of Caesarea

Clare of Montefalco

Christian feast day: Saint Clare of Montefalco

Hyacinth of Poland

Christian feast day: Saint Hyacinth of Poland

Jeanne Delanoue

Christian feast day: Saint Jeanne Delanoue

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