Every yearAugust 17
Everything August 17 celebrates
9 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 17 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Baby Boomers Recognition DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | National #2 Pencil Day | Kids & Family | |
| 03 | National Black Cat Appreciation Day | Nature | |
| 04 | National I LOVE My Feet Day | Celebration | |
| 05 | National Nonprofit Day | Community |
| 06 | National Pineapple Juice Day | Food | |
| 07 | National Thrift Shop Day | Celebration | |
| 08 | National Vanilla Custard Day | Food | |
| 09 | World Eggplant Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 17 in some years.
Break The Monotony Day — 2030
International Geocaching Day — 2030
Born on August 17
Historic figures
- Mae West1893–1980American stage and film actress
- V. S. Naipaul1932–2018Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Jiang Zemin1926–2022Chinese engineer and politician
- John III Sobieski1629–1696Polish–Lithuanian king
- Charles I of Austria1887–1922Habsburg monarch from 1916 to 1918
- Margaret Hamilton1936–2026American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner
- Maureen O'Hara1920–2015Irish-American actress and singer
- Ted Hughes1930–1998English poet and playwright
- Davy Crockett1786–1836American soldier and politician
- Helen McCrory1968–2021English actress
Celebrities & public figures
- Robert De Nirob. 1943American actor
- Sean Pennb. 1960American actor
- Thierry Henryb. 1977French footballer
- Larry Ellisonb. 1944American businessman
- Austin Butlerb. 1991American actor
- Phoebe Bridgersb. 1994American singer/songwriter
- Rayan Cherkib. 2003French footballer
- Nelson Piquetb. 1952Brazilian race car driver and businessman
- Taissa Farmigab. 1994American actress
- Donnie Wahlbergb. 1969American singer-songwriter
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 17 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 17, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.