May 17th, 1689

Born on May 17th, 1689

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

39

Bartholomew Roberts

Welsh pirate (1682-1722)

*May 17th, 1682, Little Newcastle †February 10th, 1722, Battle of Cape Lopez

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

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

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

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

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

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

Same year
Born in 1689

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

*January 22nd, 1689, Paris †September 14th, 1743, Paris

66

Montesquieu

French social commentator and political thinker (1689-1755)

*January 18th, 1689, Château de la Brède †February 10th, 1755, Paris

54

Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria

Austrian Royal

*March 26th, 1689, Vienna †May 1st, 1743, Vienna

61

Jacques I, Prince of Monaco

Prince consort of Monaco

*November 21st, 1689, Torigni-sur-Vire †April 23rd, 1751, Hôtel Matignon

73

Mary Wortley Montagu

Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762)

*May 15th, 1689, Nottingham †August 21st, 1762, Nottingham

71

Samuel Richardson

English writer and printer (1689–1761)

*August 19th, 1689, Derbyshire †July 4th, 1761, London

52

Blas de Lezo

Spanish admiral (1689-1741)

*February 3rd, 1689, birth house of Blas de Lezo †September 7th, 1741, Cartagena de Indias

81

Pierre-Joseph Alary

French ecclesiastic and writer

*March 19th, 1689, Paris †December 15th, 1770

60

John V of Portugal

Portuguese king (1689-1750)

*October 22nd, 1689, Lisbon †July 31st, 1750, Lisbon

30

Marie Anne de Bourbon

French noble

*April 18th, 1689, Versailles †March 21st, 1720, Paris

75

Arthur Dobbs

Governor of North Carolina from 1754 to 1765

*April 2nd, 1689, Girvan †March 28th, 1765, Brunswick Town

62

Kilián Ignaz Dientzenhofer

Czech architect

*September 1st, 1689, Prague †December 18th, 1751, Prague

66

Christian, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege, later of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

*July 17th, 1689, Wanfried †October 21st, 1755, Eschwege

61

Johann Christoph Richter

German merchant and naturalist (1689-1751)

*October 29th, 1689, Leipzig †February 27th, 1751, Leipzig

66

Gebhard Christian Bastineller

German civil law notary

*May 15th, 1689, Halle (Saale) †October 19th, 1755, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

67

Josep Prades i Gallent

Organist and composer

*August 21st, 1689, Villahermosa del Río †August 11th, 1757, Villahermosa del Río

54

Wenzel Lorenz Reiner

Czech painter (1689-1743)

*August 8th, 1689, Prague †October 9th, 1743, Prague

63

Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein

Archbishop of Salzburg

*May 27th, 1689, Jihlava †January 5th, 1753, Salzburg

82

Jan Klemens Branicki

Polish noble (1689-1771)

*September 21st, 1689, Białystok †October 9th, 1771, Białystok

78

Gaspare Diziani

Italian painter (1689-1767)

*January 24th, 1689, Belluno †August 17th, 1767, Venice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1689 is a normal year and no leap year.

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