January 17th, 1893

Born on January 17th, 1893

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 17th, 1893?

January 17th, 1893

Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrin_A._Thurston

January 17th, 1893

Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani (pictured).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrin_A._Thurston

What else happened on January 17th?

January 17th, 1377

Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.

January 17th, 1999

In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

January 17th, 2010

The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

January 17th, 2002

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

January 17th, 1998

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

January 17th, 1989

Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

January 17th, 1966

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea, dropping three hydrogen bombs on land near Palomares, Spain, and a fourth one into the sea.

January 17th, 1961

Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

January 17th, 1948

Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.

January 17th, 1946

The United Nations Security Council, the organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster.

January 17th, 1945

World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.

January 17th, 1920

The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

January 17th, 1917

Denmark sold their portion of the Virgin Islands archipelago to the United States for US$25 million.

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

Born on January 17th, 1893

57

Vyacheslav Tsvetayev

Soviet military officer

*January 17th, 1893, Maloarkhangelsk †August 11th, 1950, Moscow

41

Fritz Wrampe

German sculptor

*January 17th, 1893, Munich †November 13th, 1934, Munich

81

Ernst Egli

Austrian architect

*January 17th, 1893, Vienna †October 20th, 1974, Meilen

52

Heinrich Ernst Boeters

German theologian

*January 17th, 1893, Schönebeck †December 5th, 1945, Greifswald

91

Anton Kehrer

Austrian politician (1893-1984)

*January 17th, 1893, Putzleinsdorf †November 15th, 1984

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Who's birthday is on January 17th?

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1877, Jalpaiguri †November 30th, 1943, Totnes

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

48

Al Capone

American gangster

*January 17th, 1899, Brooklyn †January 25th, 1947, Palm Island

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Ruby Miller

British actress (1889–1976)

*January 17th, 1889, London †January 17th, 1976, Chichester

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

64

Noah Beery, Sr.

American actor (1882–1946)

*January 17th, 1882, Kansas City †April 1st, 1946, Los Angeles

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

*January 17th, 1944, 9th arrondissement of Paris

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

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Born in 1893

82

Mao Zedong

1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

*December 26th, 1893, Shaoshan †September 9th, 1976, Zhongnanhai

93

Albert Szent-Györgyi

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

*September 16th, 1893, Budapest †October 22nd, 1986, Woods Hole

67

Cedric Gibbons

American art director (1890–1960)

*March 23rd, 1893, Dublin †July 26th, 1960, Hollywood

84

Elisabeth Voigt

German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)

*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

89

Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt

German historian (1893-1982)

*March 31st, 1893, Königsberg †October 9th, 1982, Lübeck

53

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

*April 30th, 1893, Wesel †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

97

Ernst Theodor Eichelbaum

German politician and educationist (1893-1991)

*June 23rd, 1893, Berlin †April 16th, 1991, Schleswig-Holstein

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

79

Hans Scharoun

German architect (1893-1972)

*September 20th, 1893, Bremen †November 25th, 1972, West Berlin

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

82

Hans Siburg

German general

*June 24th, 1893, Saarburg †February 27th, 1976, Lüneburg

84

Jomo Kenyatta

First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, Mombasa

74

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

*December 4th, 1893, Muscoates †June 12th, 1968, Stonegrave

87

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedian (1893–1980)

*April 1st, 1893, Sydney †April 26th, 1980, Putney

82

Wout Buitenweg

Dutch footballer (1893-1976)

*December 24th, 1893, Utrecht †November 10th, 1976, Utrecht

73

Dorothy Parker

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

*August 22nd, 1893, West End †June 7th, 1967, New York City

50

Leslie Howard

British actor (1893–1943)

*April 3rd, 1893, London †June 1st, 1943, Cedeira

36

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Russian and Soviet poet (1893–1930)

*July 7th, 1893, Baghdati †April 14th, 1930, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1893 is a normal year and no leap year.

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