November 17th, 1636

Born on November 17th, 1636

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 141,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 482 days, exactly on August 30th, 2025, people who were born on November 17th, 1636 will be 142,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 2013

An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

November 17th, 2012

In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.

November 17th, 2009

Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.

November 17th, 1997

Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.

November 17th, 1968

NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

November 17th, 1950

The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.

November 17th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.

November 17th, 1941

World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.

November 17th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat.

November 17th, 1592

Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.

November 17th, 1558

Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.

November 17th, 1292

John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.

November 17th, 2019

The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

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

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

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

68

Louis XVIII of France

Bourbon King of France and of Navarre (1755-1824)

*November 17th, 1755, Palace of Versailles †September 16th, 1824, Tuileries Palace

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

57

Peter Cook

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

*November 17th, 1937, Torquay †January 9th, 1995, Hampstead

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

65

John George II

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*November 17th, 1627, Dessau †August 7th, 1693, Berlin

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

*November 17th, 1787, Naples †July 26th, 1872, Paris

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

37

Nani

Portuguese association football player

*November 17th, 1986, Praia

28

Alexis Vastine

French boxer

*November 17th, 1986, Pont-Audemer †March 9th, 2015, Villa Castelli

Same year
Born in 1636

84

Edward Colston

English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636–1721)

*November 2nd, 1636, Bristol †October 11th, 1721, Mortlake

74

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

French poet and critic (1636–1711)

*November 1st, 1636, Paris †March 13th, 1711, Paris

43

Esaias Reusner

German lutenist and composer (1636-1679)

*April 29th, 1636, Lwówek Śląski †May 1st, 1679, Berlin

68

Justine Siegemund

German midwife who wrote a book on midwifery

*December 26th, 1636, Roztoka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †November 10th, 1705, Berlin

31

Melchiorre Cafà

Italian artist (1636-1667)

*January 21st, 1636, Birgu †September 4th, 1667, Rome

31

Count Ferdinand Edzard of East Frisia

German nobleman

*July 12th, 1636, Aurich †January 1st, 1668, Norden

42

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria (1636-1679)

*October 31st, 1636, Munich †May 26th, 1679, Oberschleißheim

61

Giovanni Battista Antonii

Italian composer

*June 24th, 1636, Bologna †January 1st, 1698, Bologna

33

Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

Major general in Brunswick and co-ruler of Waldeck-Wildungen

*July 31st, 1636, Bad Wildungen †August 8th, 1669, Heraklion

64

Pietro Sammartini

Italian composer

*September 18th, 1636, Florence †January 1st, 1701, Florence

41

Sophie von Barby

(1636-1677)

*April 14th, 1636, Rudolstadt †August 12th, 1677, Berum

59

Ulrich Hypparchus Promnitz

(1636-1695)

*January 2nd, 1636, Żary †July 29th, 1695, Brody

39

Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

Italian princess

*November 6th, 1636, Turin †June 13th, 1676, Munich

62

Ferdinand Joseph of Dietrichstein

Peerage person ID=5669

*September 25th, 1636, Vienna †November 28th, 1698, Mikulov

63

John Hale

Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials

*June 3rd, 1636, Salem †May 15th, 1700, Salem

69

Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach

(1637-1706)

*July 14th, 1636, Prague †June 15th, 1706, Karlovy Vary

86

Johann Kaspar Horn

German musician (1636-1722)

*August 17th, 1636, Chemnitz †September 18th, 1722, Dresden

69

Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova

Spanish military personnel (1636-1705)

*January 1st, 1636, Madrid †September 15th, 1705, Lima

53

Maximilian I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

*January 20th, 1636, Munich †August 13th, 1689, Sigmaringen

82

Caspar Loescher

German theologian

*May 8th, 1636, Werda †July 11th, 1718, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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Leap year

Yes: 1636 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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