Table of Contents August 17th Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
August 17th History Highlights |
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August 17th is… |
Black Cat Appreciation Day I Love My Feet Day! Massachusetts DayNonprofit Day Thrift Shop Day Vanilla Custard Day |
August 17th Birthday Quotes |
” There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else’s entertainment.” ” Remember these words when I am dead. First, be sure you’re right, then go ahead.” ” You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” “Stressed about things I shouldn’t even be stressing about.” ” Life’s too short to be a Go-Go for twenty years.” ” Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.” |
August 17th Birthdays |
1786 – Davy Crockett, American soldier, and politician (died in 1836) 1893 – Mae West, American comedic actress (died in 1980) 1909 – Larry Clinton, American trumpet player, and bandleader (died in 1985) 1919 – Georgia Gibbs, American singer (died in 2006) 1920 – Maureen O’Hara, Irish-American actress (died in 2015) 1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor 1945 – Rachel Pollack, American comic book author, and poet 1958 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer, The Go-Gos 1960 – Sean Penn, American actor 1982 – Mark Salling, American actor (died in 2018) 2000 – Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter |
August 17th History |
1807 1870 1896 1907 1908 |
1953 1958 1959 1968 1969 1974 1977 1978 1990 1998 August 17, 19** Birthday (fictional) Lois Lane, DC Comics 2002 2005 2007 2008 |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
A group of Goldfinches is called a Charm. Robby the Robot starred in films such as Forbidden Planet and television’s The Addams Family Alan’s Law of Research: The theory is supported as long as the funds are. Olivia Newton-John was sewn into the leather trousers she wears in the last scene of Grease. Q: What do you give to a sick lemon? A: Lemon aid! When mopping the floor, use very hot water. It evaporates and dries quicker. #LifeProTip A group of Hedgehogs is called an Array. The Scary Statistic: Falling Down odds: 1-in-246 What to do: Stay in a chair, or lie on the ground. The first mainstream album in history to be recorded & mixed digitally and released in CD format was ‘The Visitors’ by ABBA The biggest film of 1945: The Bells of St. Mary’s (Drama) earned ~ $21,000,000 |
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