ON THIS DAY

What happened on this day in history and who was born? The Shawshank Redemption came out and Karl Pilkington was born

From celeb birthdays to memorable moments in history, we take a look back at the important anniversaries today.

THERE are plenty of important anniversaries falling in 2017 - from historical events to celebrity birthdays and classic pop culture moments.

Here's what happened in history on September 23...

What happened in history on this day?

1846: Neptune, the furthest planet in the Solar System, is discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
1875: Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry.
1942: The "Manhattan Project", America's push to build the world's first nuclear bomb, begins.
1994: The Shawshank Redemption, now considered by many to be one of the greatest ever films, debuts in the US.
2004: Hurricane Jeanne hits Haiti, killing thousands just days after Hurricane Ivan struck the country.

Does your birthday fall on September 23? If so, you're sharing with this lot:

63 BC: Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor who the month of August is named after
1930: Ray Charles, Singer/Pianist
1943: Julio Iglesias, Singer
1949: Bruce Spingsteen, Singer-songwriter
1971: Sean Spicer, Donald Trump's former Press Secretary
1972: Karl Pilkington, TV/Radio personality
1987: Skylar Astin, Actor

A number of special dates fall this year, although it's impossible to list them all.

Here's a round-up of some of the big ones in 2017...

March, 1967: Sandie Shaw wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain with Puppet On A String
May 25, 1977: Star Wars is released
May 29, 1917: 35th US President, John F. Kennedy, was born
June 1, 1967: The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
July 1817: The 200th anniversary of the death of author Jane Austen
August 16, 1977: Marks 40 years since musical legend Elvis Presley died
October 1, 1967: It is 50 years since the death of revolutionary Che Guevara
October 14, 2007: Keeping Up With The Kardashians debuts for the first time
October 16, 1987: Marks 30 years since Dirty Dancing was released
October 31, 1517: Theologian Martin Luther compiled his 95 Theses
October 31, 1887: The 125th anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study In Scarlet - his first work featuring Sherlock Holmes
November 18, 1997: Blockbuster film Titanic was released 20 years ago (UK film premiere)
December 3, 1967: The first human heart transplant was carried out 50 years ago