What are the important events that happened on September 17? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 17: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 17 is the 261^st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 105 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 4, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,775,520 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontahenagon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 134 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,288 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

September 17 Historical Events

• 1778 –
  The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware Indians).
• 1787 –
  The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 1894 –
  The Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
• 1916 –
  World War I: Manfred von Richthofen (“The Red Baron”), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
• 1941 –
  World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued
• 1980 –
  After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
• 1993 –
  Last Russian troops leave Poland.
• 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.
• 2006 –
  Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years.
• 2011 –
  Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City.

Who were born on September 17?

• 879 –
  King Charles III of France (d. 929)
• 1630 –
  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)
• 1939 –
  David Souter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• 1941 –
  Bob Matsui, U.S. Congressman (d. 2005)
• 1944 –
  Les Emmerson, Canadian vocalist and guitarist
• 1945 –
  Bhakti Caru Swami, Indian spiritual leader
• 1963 –
  Masahiro Chono, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1966 –
  Stéphane Rousseau, Canadian humorist and actor
• 1968 –
  Jonn Penney lead singer of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
• 1984 –
  De La Ghetto, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer

Who died on September 17?

• 1322 –
  Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)
• 1575 –
  Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)
• 1665 –
  Philip IV of Spain (b. 1605)
• 1899 –
  Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (b. 1842)
• 1936 –
  Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand activist (b. 1877)
• 1948 –
  Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (b. 1895)
• 1971 –
  Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian military turned guerrilla leader (b. 1937)
• 1991 –
  Zino Francescatti, French violinist (b. 1902)
• 1998 –
  Geoffrey Dutton, Australian author and historian (b. 1922)
• 2009 –
  Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian Islamist terrorist (b. 1968)