About August 17, 1943
August 17, 1943 is the 229th day of the year 1943 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 136 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
You can browse the full year 1943 calendar in case you need it.
A person born on this day will be 80 years old today. (Assuming this person is still alive and kicking)
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Leo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Sheep is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
What Happened On August 17, 1943
- 1943 –World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.
- 1943 –World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany’s V-weapon programme.
- 1943 –World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
- 1943 –World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
Who Were Born On August 17, 1943?
- 1943 –Dave “Snaker” Ray, American musician (d. 2002)
- 1943 –John Humphrys Welsh broadcaster and journalist
- 1943 –Robert De Niro, American actor
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