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History of 17 August

  • 1992 – Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn. The girl was the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow, Allen’s longtime companion.
  • 1996 – A military cargo plane crashed in Wyoming killing eight crewmembers and a Secret Service employee. The plane was carrying gear for U.S. President Clinton.
  • 1996 – Ross Perot was announced to be the Reform Party’s presidential candidate. It was the party’s first-ever candidate.
  • 1998 – U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
  • 1998 – NationsBank and BankAmerica merge to create the largest U.S. bank.
  • 1998 – Russia devalued the ruble.
  • 2002 – In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the public.
  • 2017 – The first observation of a collision of two neutron stars took place.

Celebrating Birthday Today

  • 1982 – Phil Jagielka, English footballer
  • 1982 – Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager
  • 1982 – Mark Salling, American actor and musician (d. 2018)
  • 1983 – Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
  • 1984 – Dee Brown, American basketball player
  • 1984 – Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer
  • 1984 – Liam Heath, British sprint canoeist[
  • 1984 – Garrett Wolfe, American football player
  • 1985 – Yū Aoi, Japanese actress and model
  • 1986 – Rudy Gay, American basketball player
  • 1986 – Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player
  • 1988 – Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter
  • 1988 – Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)
  • 1988 – Erika Toda, Japanese actress
  • 1989 – Rachel Corsie, Scottish footballer[
  • 1992 – Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)
  • 1992 – Chanel Mata’utia, Australian rugby league player
  • 1992 – Paige, English wrestler
  • 1993 – Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer
  • 1993 – Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
  • 1994 – Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter
  • 1995 – Gracie Gold, American figure skater
  • 1995 – Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1996 – Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 2000 – Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter
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