Today: August 17th, 2022.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• Week Number: We are currently in Week 33 of 2022.
• Leap Year: 2022 is NOT a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1660690800.

On this day: 17th of August.

Events that have occurred on the 17th of August.

• August 17th, 1950: Hill 303 massacre: 41 American Prisoners of War are shot to death by the North Korean Army.
• August 17th, 1951: Nat King Cole records his song "Unforgettable".
• August 17th, 1955: Hurricane Diane reaches North Carolina in the United States.
• August 17th, 1967: Boxer Muhammad Ali marries Belinda Boyd.
• August 17th, 1969: Hurricane Camille kills 256 people in the United States.
• August 17th, 1969: The Woodstock Festival comes to an end.
• August 17th, 1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) is released.
• August 17th, 1980: 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain is taken from her tent by a dingo in Uluru, Australia.
• August 17th, 1986: Hurricane Charley hits the United States.
• August 17th, 1987: Prominent Nazi politican Rudolf Hess commits suicide at the age of 93.
• August 17th, 1988: President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
• August 17th, 1988: Guns N' Roses release the song "Sweet Child o' Mine".
• August 17th, 1991: Strathfield Massacre: Taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people in Sydney, Australia.
• August 17th, 1992: English pop group "Take That" release their first studio album: "Take That & Party".
• August 17th, 1998: US President Bill Clinton admits that he had an "improper physical relationship" with Monica Lewinsky.
• August 17th, 1999: Kid Rock releases his song "Cowboy".
• August 17th, 1999: 17,000 people are killed by an earthquake in Izmit, Turkey.
• August 17th, 2000: Al Gore is nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for the 2000 US presidential election.
• August 17th, 2002: Soham murders: Ian Huntley is arrested on suspicion of abduction and murder.
• August 17th, 2002: Soham murders: The bodies of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells are discovered.
• August 17th, 2005: Israel begins its forced evacuation of settlers from the Gaza Strip.
• August 17th, 2007: NBA player Eddie Griffin dies after his car is hit by a moving train in Houston, Texas.
• August 17th, 2007: The comedy movie Superbad (2007) is released in cinemas.
• August 17th, 2007: The film "High School Musical 2" is released.
• August 17th, 2008: Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
• August 17th, 2012: Robin van Persie transfers from Arsenal to Manchester United.
• August 17th, 2016: American media executive Steve Bannon is appointed as the chief executive of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
• August 17th, 2017: 13 people are killed after an Islamic terrorist drives a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain.
• August 17th, 2019: At least 92 people are killed after a bomb explodes during a wedding in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around August 17th, 2022.

• July 19th, 2022: 17 US politicians are arrested at an abortion rights protest outside of the Supreme Court.
• July 19th, 2022: The United Kingdom experiences a record temperature of 40.2°C.
• July 21st, 2022: US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19.
• July 22nd, 2022: The sci-fi horror film "Nope" is released.
• July 22nd, 2022: Vince McMahon steps down as the CEO of the WWE.
• July 25th, 2022: Northern Ireland politician David Trimble, who was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, passes away at the age of 77.
• July 25th, 2022: Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino passes away at the age of 83.
• July 25th, 2022: The defamation trial between conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting victims begins in Austin, Texas.
• July 28th, 2022: A rumor about Prince William having an affair goes viral on social media.
• July 28th, 2022: The Australian soap opera "Neighbours" comes to an end after 37 years.
• July 29th, 2022: Beyonce releases her album "Renaissance".
• July 29th, 2022: The animated film "DC League of Super-Pets" is released.
• July 29th, 2022: Prosecutors in Spain say that they will be seeking an 8-year prison sentence for singer Shakira for alleged tax fraud.
• July 30th, 2022: Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy loses her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.
• July 30th, 2022: US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 for the second time.
• July 30th, 2022: Pope Francis admits that he needs to "slow down" or retire.
• July 30th, 2022: A teenager is killed and four people are critically injured after they are stabbed by a man while tubing on a Wisconsin river.
• July 30th, 2022: A report claims that Prince Charles accepted £1m from the family of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
• July 31st, 2022: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a drone strike.
• August 1st, 2022: Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are crowned as the winners of Love Island 2022.
• August 2nd, 2022: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite warnings from China that the US will "pay the price" for the visit.
• August 2nd, 2022: Voters in Kansas protect abortion rights by rejecting measures that would have allowed the state legislature to tighten abortion restrictions.
• August 3rd, 2022: China begins to hold military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan.
• August 3rd, 2022: Warner Brothers decides to scrap the movie Batgirl.
• August 4th, 2022: WNBA star Brittney Griner is found guilty of drugs charges in Russia and sentenced to nine years in prison.
• August 5th, 2022: The action-comedy film "Bullet Train", starring Brad Pitt, is released in movie theaters.
• August 5th, 2022: The sci-fi film "Prey" is released.
• August 5th, 2022: It is announced that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have ended their relationship after nine months.
• August 5th, 2022: Indiana passes a bill to restrict abortion access.
• August 5th, 2022: A court orders Alex Jones to pay $49 million in damages over Sandy Hook hoax claims.
• August 5th, 2022: Actress Anne Heche crashes into a house and suffers severe burns.
• August 8th, 2022: Singer and Grease actress Olivia Newton-John passes away at the age of 73.
• August 8th, 2022: The FBI raids Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in search of classified documents.
• August 11th, 2022: It is reported that actress Ann Heche is not expected to survive due to a serious brain injury that she suffered in a car crash the previous week.
• August 11th, 2022: An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC is sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
• August 11th, 2022: US Attorney General Merrick Garland states that he personally approved the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
• August 12th, 2022: It is reported that actress Anne Heche has died at the age of 53.
• August 12th, 2022: Author Sir Salman Rushdie is stabbed while giving a lecture in New Yok.
• August 14th, 2022: More than 40 people lose their lives after a fire rips through a Coptic Christian church in Cairo, Egypt.
• August 15th, 2022: The finale of "Better Call Saul" is aired on television.
• This date: August 17th, 2022
• August 23rd, 2022: The video game "Saints Row" (2022 reboot) is released.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 17th, 2022, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 is the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 22.
• Native American Zodiac: August 17th, 2022 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 17th, 2022.

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Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• If your baby is due on August 17th, 2022, then the date of conception was probably around November 24th, 2021.
• A baby that is conceived on August 17th, 2022, will be due around May 10th, 2023.

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