May 17th, 1886

Born on May 17th, 1886

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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 fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others.

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 others.

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

Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British against the Boers.

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 A. McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard and captured around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

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

May 17th, 1521

Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, 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, 1886

54

Alfonso XIII

King of Spain from 1886 to 1931

*May 17th, 1886, Madrid †February 28th, 1941, Villanueva Mesía

Same year
Born in 1886

67

Willi Worpitzky

German footballer-manager (1886-1953)

*August 25th, 1886, Pankow †October 10th, 1953, Berlin

64

Al Jolson

Lithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950)

*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco

93

Oskar Kokoschka

Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)

*March 1st, 1886, Pöchlarn †February 22nd, 1980, Montreux

87

David Ben-Gurion

Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1886–1973)

*October 16th, 1886, Płońsk †December 1st, 1973, Ramat Gan

40

Jenő Károly

Hungarian association football player and manager (1886-1926)

*January 15th, 1886, Kaposvár †July 28th, 1926, Turin

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

*December 3rd, 1886, Örebro †September 26th, 1978, Engelbrekt church parish

49

Marthe Hanau

French fraudster

*January 10th, 1886, Paris †July 14th, 1935, Fresnes

97

Clemens Holzmeister

Austrian architect and stage designer (1886–1983)

*March 27th, 1886, Fulpmes †June 12th, 1983, Hallein

61

August Meyszner

Austrian Gendarmerie officer and right-wing politician (1886-1947)

*January 1st, 1886, Graz †January 24th, 1947, Belgrade

29

Harold Chapin

British writer

*February 15th, 1886, Brooklyn †September 26th, 1915, Loos-en-Gohelle

29

Jean Angeli

French writer

*January 3rd, 1886, Ambert †June 11th, 1915, Hébuterne

83

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

German architect (1886–1969)

*March 27th, 1886, Aachen †August 17th, 1969, Chicago

81

John Davidson

Actor (1886-1968)

*December 25th, 1886, New York City †January 16th, 1968, Los Angeles

57

Marc Bloch

French historian (1886–1944)

*July 6th, 1886, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †June 16th, 1944, Saint-Didier-de-Formans

47

Eric Powell

British rower and artist (1886-1933)

*May 6th, 1886, Edmonton †August 17th, 1933, Piz Roseg

90

Archibald Hill

English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977)

*September 26th, 1886, Bristol †June 3rd, 1977, Cambridge

64

Hermann Broch

Austrian writer (1886-1951)

*November 1st, 1886, Vienna †May 30th, 1951, New Haven

89

Zhu De

Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1886－1976)

*December 1st, 1886, Zhu De's Former Residence †July 6th, 1976, Beijing

86

Edward Calvin Kendall

American chemist (1886-1972)

*March 8th, 1886, South Norwalk †May 4th, 1972, Princeton

48

Sergei Kirov

Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary (1886–1934)

*March 15th, 1886, Urzhum †December 1st, 1934, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1886 is a normal year and no leap year.

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