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September 17: Day of the Week
September 17, 2024 is the 261st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 105 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 17 Historical Event(s)
1631
Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War.
1900
Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac.
1939
World War II: A German U-boat U 29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
1940
World War II: Following the German defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion indefinitely.
1948
The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the UN to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
1948
The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
1980
After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
1991
The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
1992
An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin, Germany.
2006
An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.
Who were born on September 17?
1857
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist (d. 1935)
1901
Francis Chichester, English adventurer (d. 1972)
1914
Thomas J. Bata, Canadian shoemaker (Bata Shoes) (d. 2008)
1926
Bill Black, American musician (d. 1965)
1948
Karl Alber, German footballer
1950
Chris Heister, Swedish politician
1972
Bobby Lee, American comedian
1975
Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver
1977
Simone Perrotta, Italian football player
1985
Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player
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