Events of the day 17 August

Celebrations 17 August

Ruxandra Cesereanu1963:

Was born Ruxandra Cesereanu.

1949:

Was born Ion Hadârcă.

Traian Vuia1872:

Was born Traian Vuia.

Ibrahim Babangida1941:

Was born Ibrahim Babangida.

Robert De Niro1943:

Was born Robert De Niro.

Sean Penn1960:

Was born Sean Penn.

Samuel Goldwyn1882:

Was born Samuel Goldwyn.

Mae West1893:

Was born Mae West.

Ted Hughes1930:

Was born Ted Hughes.

Andrei Burac1938:

Was born Andrei Burac.

Miruna Vlada1986:

Was born Miruna Vlada.


Commemorations 17 August

Ioan Slavici1925:

Has died Ioan Slavici.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe1969:

Has died Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Conrad Aiken1973:

Has died Conrad Aiken.

Ira Gershwin1983:

Has died Ira Gershwin.