September 17 in History
September 17 is the birthday of Elina Avanesyan (2002) and the anniversary of the death of Jon Kyl (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for September 17, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Charles the Simple, Frankish king was born in 879, while Remistus, Roman general died in 456.
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Famous people born on September 17
Famous people who died on September 17
2017
Bobby Heenan (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017)
2015
Vadim Kuzmin (physicist) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (born 1937)
2014
Charles Read (RAAF officer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
2013
Larry Lake (musician) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian trumpet player and composer (1943–2013)
What happened on September 17
- 2025
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2018
A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is brought down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over the Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2016
Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2011
Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim Americans and condemning Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1983
Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.
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Editor's picks
Born on September 17
- 879 — Charles the Simple, Frankish king (died 929)
- 1433 — James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (died 1459)
- 1479 — Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (died 1541)
Died on September 17
- 456 — Remistus, Roman general
- 936 — Unni, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
- 958 — Li Jingsui, Chinese prince (born 920)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for September 17
Quick answers
Who was born on September 17? Elina Avanesyan (2002), Jaimee Fourlis (1999), Kim Dong-hyun (singer, born 1998) (1998).
Who died on September 17? Jon Kyl (2026), Duncan Sheik (2026), Roger Climpson (2025).
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