May 17th, 1662

Born on May 17th, 1662

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 17th?

May 17th, 2004

Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

May 17th, 2000

Following the killing of two English football fans by Galatasaray supporters in the previous month, British and Turkish hooligans rioted on the day of the UEFA Cup Final in Copenhagen, Denmark.

May 17th, 1995

Six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama selected by the 14th Dalai Lama, was kidnapped by the Chinese government, who advocated a proxy.

May 17th, 1987

An Iraqi jet aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark leaving 37 personnel of the warship dead and 21 others injured.

May 17th, 1974

The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a series of car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland, killing 34 people and injuring almost 300 more.

May 17th, 1954

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and therefore unconstitutional.

May 17th, 1947

After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No. 5, Coco Chanel (pictured) received a share of wartime profits from its sale, making her one of the richest women in the world.

May 17th, 1914

Under the Protocol of Corfu, the Principality of Albania officially recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous self-governing region.

May 17th, 1902

The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera.

May 17th, 1900

The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.

May 17th, 1865

The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes and regulates international radio and telecommunications, was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris.

May 17th, 1863

American Civil War: at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi, Union forces under John McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard, capturing around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

May 17th, 1521

English nobleman Edward Stafford, whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII.

May 17th, 1395

An outnumbered Wallachian army repulsed invading Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rovine.

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

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

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

73

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

59

Erik Satie

French composer and pianist (1866-1925)

*May 17th, 1866, Honfleur †July 1st, 1925, Paris

72

Jean Gabin

French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)

*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, Venice

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando

90

John Patrick

American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)

*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray Beach

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

62

Henri Barbusse

French author (1873-1935)

*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, Moscow

87

Maureen O'Sullivan

Irish-American actress (1911-1998)

*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, Scottsdale

94

Bill Minor

American journalist

*May 17th, 1922, Hammond †March 28th, 2017, Ridgeland

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

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Born in 1662

41

Christian Andreas Siber

German theologian

*November 15th, 1662, Bad Schandau †January 31st, 1704, Bad Tennstedt

32

Mary II of England

Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694 (born 1662 died 1694)

*April 30th, 1662, St James's Palace †December 28th, 1694, Kensington Palace

63

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726

*July 11th, 1662, Munich †February 26th, 1726, Munich

66

Francesco Bianchini

Italian philosopher, astronomer and archaeologist (1662-1729)

*December 13th, 1662, Verona †March 2nd, 1729, Rome

53

Johann Christian Adami

German theologian (1662-1715)

*January 13th, 1662, Luckau †May 12th, 1715, Lübben

65

Paolo de Matteis

Italian painter (1662-1728)

*February 9th, 1662, Cilento †July 26th, 1727, Naples

86

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset

English noble (1662–1748)

*August 13th, 1662, Preshute †December 2nd, 1748, Petworth House

28

Adam Zrinski

Croatian count and military officer

*December 24th, 1662, Vienna †August 19th, 1691, Stari Slankamen

40

Ádám Batthyány

Chief Justice (1662–1703)

*September 13th, 1662, Vienna †August 26th, 1703, Vienna

26

Marie Louise d'Orléans

Queen consort of Spain (1662-1689)

*March 26th, 1662, Palais-Royal †February 12th, 1689, Madrid

70

Achilles August von Lersner

German author and politician (1662-1732)

*April 29th, 1662, Frankfurt †December 29th, 1732, Frankfurt

40

Sophie Henriette of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

*August 3rd, 1662, Bad Arolsen †October 15th, 1702, Erbach

69

Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German prince

*March 8th, 1662, Wolfenbüttel †March 23rd, 1731, Wolfenbüttel

59

Johannes d'Outrein

Dutch theologian (1662-1722)

*October 17th, 1662, Middelburg †February 24th, 1722, Amsterdam

38

Johan de Witt Jr.

Dutch politician (1662-1701)

*May 27th, 1662, The Hague †January 24th, 1701, Dordrecht

45

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt

German military personnel

*September 21st, 1662, Flensburg †January 10th, 1708, Regensburg

68

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland

Son of Barbara Palmer (1662-1730), Countess of Castlemaine and Charles II of England

*June 18th, 1662, London †September 9th, 1730, London

80

Samuel Shute

English military officer and governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire

*January 12th, 1662, London †April 15th, 1742, England

82

Johann Georg Volckamer

German botanist (1662-1744)

*May 7th, 1662, Nuremberg †June 8th, 1744, Nuremberg

80

Richard Bentley

English classical scholar, critic and theologian and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1662-1742)

*January 27th, 1662, Wakefield †July 14th, 1742, Cambridge

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1662 is a normal year and no leap year.

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