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17 September 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 September 2019 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 September 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 September 2019 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 17 September
- 2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
- 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
- 2013 Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.
- 2018 A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is brought down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over the Mediterranean Sea.
- 2025 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
Famous people born on September 17
- Kyle Chandler, American actor (born 1965)
- Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India (born 1950)
- Patrick Mahomes, American football player (born 1995)
- John Ritter, American actor and producer (1948–2003)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
- March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
- April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.
Life in the US in 2019
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.60
Loaf of Bread
$2.30
Average House
$363,300
Weekly Wage
$932
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