May 17th, 1746

Born on May 17th, 1746

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?

73

Edward Jenner

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

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

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

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

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

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

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

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

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

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

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

62

Henri Barbusse

French author (1873-1935)

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

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

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

85

Johann Gottwerth Müller

Author (1743-1828)

*May 17th, 1743, Hamburg †June 22nd, 1828, Itzehoe

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72

Gaspard Monge

French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)

*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, Paris

82

Francisco Goya

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

*March 30th, 1746, Fuendetodos †April 16th, 1828, Bordeaux

81

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer

*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg

47

William Jones

Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India (1746-1794)

*September 28th, 1746, Westminster †April 27th, 1794, Kolkata

61

Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis

French lawyer (1746-1807)

*April 1st, 1746, Le Beausset †August 25th, 1807, Paris

40

Maria Magdalena van Beethoven

Mother of Ludwig van Beethoven (1746–1787)

*December 19th, 1746, Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein †July 17th, 1787, Bonn

91

Michele Arditi

Italian lawyer and academic

*September 12th, 1746, Presicce †April 23rd, 1838, Naples

80

Giuseppe Piazzi

Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer (1746-1826)

*July 16th, 1746, Ponte in Valtellina †July 22nd, 1826, Naples

56

Hieronymus van Alphen

Dutch poet and writer

*August 8th, 1746, Gouda †April 2nd, 1803, The Hague

71

Tadeusz Kościuszko

Polish and American military leader, National Hero of Poland and United States of America (1746–1817)

*February 12th, 1746, Mieračoŭščyna †October 15th, 1817, Solothurn

65

Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch

Politician (1746-1812)

*September 2nd, 1746, London †January 11th, 1812, Dalkeith Palace

51

Karl Ludwig von Erlach

Swiss commander-in-chief

*November 10th, 1746, Bern †March 5th, 1798, Wichtrach

53

William Billings

American choral composer (1746-1800)

*October 7th, 1746, Boston †September 26th, 1800, Boston

81

Georg Wilhelm Pfingsten

German teacher (1746-1827)

*March 5th, 1746, Kiel †November 26th, 1827, Schleswig

73

Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis

Spanish general (1746-1819)

*October 4th, 1746, Seville †November 25th, 1819, Seville

63

Venanzio Rauzzini

Italian opera singer and teacher (1746-1810)

*December 19th, 1746, Camerino †April 8th, 1810, Bath

72

Joachim Heinrich Campe

German writer and academic

*June 29th, 1746, Deensen †October 22nd, 1818, Brunswick

62

Joseph Quesnel

Canadian composer

*November 15th, 1746, Saint-Malo †July 3rd, 1809, Montreal

72

Karl Georg Riedesel zu Eisenbach

(1746-1819)

*November 21st, 1746, Wetzlar †January 28th, 1819, Stuttgart

78

Paul Brigham

American politician

*January 17th, 1746, Coventry †June 15th, 1824, Norwich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1746 is a normal year and no leap year.

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