Historical Events
- Greek-Serbian, Croatian and Slavs peace treaty signed
Famous Birthdays
- George Melly, English jazz and blues singer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2007)
- Hakon Barfod, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2013)
- Jean Poiret [Jean-Gustave Poiré], French actor, director, and screenwriter (La Cage Aux Folles), born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
Jiang Zemin (1926-2022)
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002) and President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003), born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Born in 1926
1926 Highlights
About August 17, 1926
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 97 years, 7 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Leo