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On This Day · The 198th day of the year

July 17

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Timor-Leste — July 17 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 17 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 17?

July 17 is the 198th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1453 and 2014. Famous people born on July 17 include Angela Merkel, Georges Lemaître and Matti Nykänen.

Released on July 17

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Donkey Kong Bananza
  • Game Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson
  • Game Off The Grid
  • Game Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
  • Game The Drifter
  • Game He is Coming
  • Game The Necromancer's Tale
  • Game The Wandering Village
  • Game Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact

2024

  • Game Nobody Wants to Die
  • Game Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1453

    Battle of Castillon

  2. 1821

    Spain

  3. 1918

    RMS Carpathia

  4. 1919

    Finland

  5. 1944

    Port Chicago disaster

  6. 1976

    Timor-Leste

  7. 1994

    Brazil national football team

  8. 1996

    TWA Flight 800

  9. 2007

    TAM Airlines Flight 3054

  10. 2014

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 17

Angela Merkel

b. 1954

Georges Lemaître

b. 1894

Matti Nykänen

b. 1963

Mike Vogel

b. 1979

Wong Kar-wai

b. 1958

John Jacob Astor

b. 1763

Letsie III

b. 1963

Erwin Bauer

b. 1912

Deaths

  • 2025Felix Baumgartner
  • 2007TAM Airlines Flight 3054
  • 1995Juan Manuel Fangio
  • 1967John Coltrane
  • 1960Maud Menten
  • 1588Mimar Sinan

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Alexius of Rome (Western Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Andrew Zorard
  • —Christian feast day: Cynehelm
  • —Christian feast day: Cynllo
  • —Christian feast day: Inácio de Azevedo
  • —Christian feast day: Jadwiga of Poland
  • —Christian feast day: Magnus Felix Ennodius
  • —Christian feast day: Marcellina

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