Sunday August 17, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

American Civil War: Major General J.E.B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
Two Soviet Aeroflot jetliners collide in mid-air over Ukraine, killing 156.
Azaria Chamberlain disappears, probably taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicised trial in Australian history.
The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.
Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
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.

Who were born on ?

Marcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black rights activist (d. 1940)
Gary Talley, American musician (Box Tops)
Wesley Eure, American actor
Dr. Mario Theissen, German F1 team principal of BMW Sauber
Eric Johnson, American guitarist
Jonathan Franzen, American author
Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
Geertjan Lassche, Dutch reporter
Marcus Patric, British actor
Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player

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