May 17th, 1835

Born on May 17th, 1835

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

Born on May 17th, 1835

65

Thomas McIlwraith

Australian politician

*May 17th, 1835, Ayr †July 17th, 1900, London

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64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

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

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

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

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

59

Erik Satie

French composer and pianist (1866-1925)

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

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

73

Edward Jenner

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

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

84

Norman Lockyer

English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920)

*May 17th, 1836, Rugby †August 16th, 1920, Salcombe Regis

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

72

Jean Gabin

French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)

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

62

Henri Barbusse

French author (1873-1935)

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

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

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

90

John Patrick

American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)

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

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

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

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

71

Leopold Arnsperger

German physician (1834-1906)

*May 17th, 1834, Pforzheim †April 23rd, 1906, Karlsruhe

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

87

Maureen O'Sullivan

Irish-American actress (1911-1998)

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

83

August Thyssen

German industrialist (1842-1926)

*May 17th, 1842, Eschweiler †April 4th, 1926, Landsberg Castle

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75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

*June 22nd, 1835, Kiel †August 12th, 1910, Strasbourg

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

*November 30th, 1835, Florida †April 21st, 1910, Redding

85

Franz Defregger

Painter from Austria (1835-1921)

*April 30th, 1835, Iselsberg-Stronach †January 2nd, 1921, Munich

77

Martin Kähler

German theologian

*January 6th, 1835, Guryevsk †September 7th, 1912, Freudenstadt

71

Giosuè Carducci

Italian poet and teacher (1835-1907)

*July 27th, 1835, Valdicastello Carducci †February 8th, 1907, Bologna

74

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)

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

74

Leopold II of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909

*April 9th, 1835, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1909, Laeken - Laken

83

Andrew Carnegie

American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)

*November 25th, 1835, Dunfermline †August 11th, 1919, Lenox

58

Dámaso Zabalza

Spanish composer and pianist (1830-1894)

*December 11th, 1835, Irurita †February 27th, 1894, Madrid

86

Camille Saint-Saëns

French composer, organist, conductor and pianist

*October 9th, 1835, 11th arrondissement of Paris †December 16th, 1921, Algiers

69

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, enhypen

French sculptor and painter (1834–1904)

*August 2nd, 1835, Colmar †October 4th, 1904, 6th arrondissement of Paris

72

Empress Dowager Cixi

Chinese empress (1835-1908)

*November 29th, 1835, Beijing †November 15th, 1908, Imperial City

73

Dimitrios Vikelas

Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)

*February 15th, 1835, Ermoupolis †July 20th, 1908, Athens

86

Lyman Abbott

American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)

*December 18th, 1835, Roxbury †October 22nd, 1922, New York City

65

Elisha Gray

American electrical engineer

*August 2nd, 1835, Barnesville †January 21st, 1901, Newtonville

64

Julius Vogel

8th Premier of New Zealand (1835-1899)

*February 24th, 1835, London †March 12th, 1899, Surrey

79

Pius X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint

*June 2nd, 1835, Riese Pio X †August 20th, 1914, Apostolic Palace

66

Fukuzawa Yukichi

Modern Enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of Keio University in Japan's Meiji era (1835-1901)

*January 10th, 1835, Dōjima †February 3rd, 1901, Shiba-ku

36

James Fisk

American businessman (1835–1872)

*April 1st, 1835, Bennington †January 6th, 1872, New York City

70

Magdalena Kade

Founder of the pilgrimage place Filipov

*June 5th, 1835, Filipov †December 10th, 1905, Filipov

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1835 is a normal year and no leap year.

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