Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: September 17
September 17, 2025 is the 260th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 105 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Sapphire is your modern birthstone. Agate is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: September 17
- 1630 –The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.
- 1849 –American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
- 1862 –American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history.
- 1944 –World War II: Allied Airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the “Market” half of Operation Market Garden.
- 1949 –The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
- 1957 –Malaysia joins the United Nations.
- 1961 –The world’s first retractable-dome stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh.
- 1991 –Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- 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.
- 2011 –Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City.
Who were born on September 17?
- 1926 –Jean-Marie Lustiger, French Jewish Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 2007)
- 1956 –Mandawuy Yunupingu, Aboriginal Australian musician
- 1968 –Akhenaton French rapper and producer
- 1968 –Jonn Penney lead singer of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
- 1970 –Jim Conroy, American Voice Actor (Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman)
- 1981 –Francis Manioru, Solomon Islander sprinter
- 1982 –Wade Robson, Australian choreographer
- 1983 –Jennifer Peña, American singer
- 1984 –Domenico Citro, Italian footballer
- 1986 –Sanaya Irani, Indian actress
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