December 17th, 1545

Born on December 17th, 1545

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 174,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 17th?

December 17th, 2010

Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian Revolution.

December 17th, 1990

American gay rights activist William E. Woods brought three same-sex couples to fill out marriage licenses in Honolulu, leading to the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.

December 17th, 1989

The Simpsons, the longest running American prime-time entertainment series, made its debut on the Fox television network with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

December 17th, 1983

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others.

December 17th, 1970

Polish soldiers fired at workers (memorial pictured) emerging from trains in Gdynia, beginning the government's crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.

December 17th, 1967

Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming near Portsea, Victoria; his body was never recovered.

December 17th, 1948

The Finnish Security Police was established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

December 17th, 1945

The modern flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad, Iran.

December 17th, 1944

Nazi troops under Joachim Peiper killed unarmed prisoners of war, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, with machine guns near Malmedy, Belgium.

December 17th, 1939

World War II: After sustaining moderate damage in the Battle of the River Plate two days earlier, the German cruiser Graf Spee was scuttled by its commander, Hans Langsdorff, to avoid its internment by Uruguay.

December 17th, 1926

A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected President Kazys Grinius with Antanas Smetona.

December 17th, 1918

About 1,000 demonstrators marched (pictured) on Government House in Darwin, Australia, where they burned an effigy of Administrator John Gilruth and demanded his resignation.

December 17th, 1903

Aboard the Wright Flyer (pictured) in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright conducted the first successful flights of a powered fixed-wing aircraft.

December 17th, 1862

American Civil War: Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

December 17th, 1790

The Aztec sun stone, now a modern symbol of Mexican culture, was excavated in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 17th?

27

Kungs

French DJ, record producer and musician

*December 17th, 1996, Aix-en-Provence

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

48

Milla Jovovich

Ukrainian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

24

Holly Humberstone

British singer-songwriter

*December 17th, 1999, Grantham

51

Fernando Silva

Badminton player

*December 17th, 1972, Peniche

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

52

Joel Berti

American actor

*December 17th, 1971, Avon

79

Carl Meyer

German architect (1855-1936)

*December 17th, 1855, Estorf †November 30th, 1935, Hanover

50

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

81

Muhammadu Buhari

Former President of Nigeria

*December 17th, 1942, Daura

69

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Mughal court poet and minister (1556–1627)

*December 17th, 1556, Lahore †October 1st, 1626, Agra

69

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague

74

Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre

Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885)

*December 17th, 1810, Isla de León †November 26th, 1885, Madrid

74

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)

*December 17th, 1835, Neuchâtel †March 27th, 1910, RMS Adriatic

46

Arnaud Clément

French tennis player

*December 17th, 1977, Aix-en-Provence

45

Manny Pacquiao

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor and politician and a philantropist

*December 17th, 1978, Kibawe

40

Sébastien Ogier

French World Rally Championship driver

*December 17th, 1983, Gap

64

Gregg Araki

American film director

*December 17th, 1959, Los Angeles

27

Olivier Thill

Luxembourgian association football player

*December 17th, 1996, Niederkorn

61

Frank Lieberam

German association football player and manager

*December 17th, 1962, Halberstadt

Same year
Born in 1545

21

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567)

*December 7th, 1545, Yorkshire †February 10th, 1567, Edinburgh

47

Alexander Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras

23

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain

*July 9th, 1545, Valladolid †July 24th, 1568, Madrid

75

Ana de Jesús

Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)

*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of Brussels

58

Janus Dousa

Dutch historian and noble (1545-1604)

*December 6th, 1545, Noordwijk †October 8th, 1604, The Hague

53

Yi Sun-sin

Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)

*April 28th, 1545, Seoul †December 16th, 1598, Namhae County

23

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)

*April 2nd, 1545, Fontainebleau †October 3rd, 1568, Aranjuez

57

Franciscus Junius

Huguenot theologian

*May 11th, 1545, Bourges †October 13th, 1602, Leiden

72

Kaspar von Fürstenberg

German politician (1545-1618)

*November 11th, 1545, Ense †March 5th, 1618, Arnsberg

61

Heinrich Maius

German theologian

*November 23rd, 1545, Sangerhausen †September 28th, 1607, Heidelberg

59

Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern

First Count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545-1605)

*September 7th, 1545, Sigmaringen †January 16th, 1605, Hechingen

76

Andrew Melville

Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer

*August 1st, 1545, Montrose †January 1st, 1622, Sedan

71

Charles II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Oels, Duke of Bernstadt (1545-1617)

*April 15th, 1545, Oleśnica †January 28th, 1617, Oleśnica

23

Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg

Duke of Münsterberg

*May 22nd, 1545, Oleśnica †March 17th, 1569, Oleśnica

53

Neidhardt von Thüngen

German bishop

*May 1st, 1545, Ehrenberg †December 26th, 1598, Würzburg

46

Ernest Louis of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania (1545-1592)

*November 2nd, 1545, Wolgast †June 17th, 1592, Wolgast

72

Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn

German bishop (1545-1617)

*March 18th, 1545, Mespelbrunn †September 13th, 1617, Würzburg

58

Melchior Junius

German university teacher (1545-1604)

*October 27th, 1545, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 23rd, 1604, Strasbourg

58

John Juvenal Ancina

Italian Oratorian and bishop (1545-1604)

*October 19th, 1545, Fossano †August 30th, 1604, Saluzzo

67

Thomas Bodley

English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613)

*March 2nd, 1545, Exeter †January 28th, 1613, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1545 is a normal year and no leap year.

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