American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer

Chuck Liddell

Charles David Liddell is an American former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 to 2018, Liddell is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and is widely credited, along with fellow UFC fighter Randy Couture, with helping bring MMA into the mainstream of American sports and entertainment. Known as "The Iceman", Liddell achieved a 16–7 MMA record in the UFC, and an overall MMA record of 21–9, with 13 of his wins coming by way of knockout. He also achieved a 20–2 record in kickboxing, with 16 of his wins coming by way of knockout, and won two national amateur championships.

Born

1969

December 17

Died

Living

Era

1960s

Country

—

About

Chuck, in brief

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life timeline

Key dates

1969 Born

Also on December 17

What else happened on this day, through history

-497 The first Saturnalia festival is celebrated in ancient Rome.
546 Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Eastern Roman garrison.
920 Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII.
942 Assassination of William I of Normandy.

See all of December 17 →

The world in 1969

When Chuck arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

Read the year 1969 →

Same-day contemporaries

Also born on December 17

Arthur Fiedler 1894–1979 American conductor (died 1979) Chelsea Manning 1987– American soldier and intelligence analyst Humphry Davy 1778–1829 English chemist and physicist (died 1829) John Kennedy Toole 1937–1969 American novelist (died 1969) Kerry Packer 1937–2005 Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (died 2005) Paul Tracy 1968– Canadian race car driver and sportscaster Roger L'Estrange 1616– English pamphleteer and author (died 1704) Ryan Hunter-Reay 1980– American race car driver Susanthika Jayasinghe 1975– Sri Lankan sprinter

See everything on December 17 →

Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1969

Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Annastacia Palaszczuk 1969– Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author Birdman 1969– American rapper and producer Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter David Boreanaz 1969– American actor Elena Gorolová 1969– Czech Romani activist Elliott Smith 1969–2003 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003) Erika Alexander 1969– American actress and screenwriter

Read about the year 1969 →

Keep going

More to explore

Chuck's birthday December 17 Chuck's zodiac Sagittarius When Chuck arrived 1969