January 17th, 1903

Born on January 17th, 1903

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 17th, 1903?

January 17th, 1903

El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Yunque_National_Forest

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.

January 17th, 1912

Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.

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

Born on January 17th, 1903

71

Warren Hull

American actor, radio and television personality (1903-1974)

*January 17th, 1903, Gasport †September 14th, 1974, Waterbury

74

Antonio Machín

Cuban musician

*January 17th, 1903, Sagua La Grande †August 4th, 1977, Madrid

75

Wilhelm Sebastian

German racecar driver (1903-1978)

*January 17th, 1903, Weinheim †October 30th, 1978, Weinheim

65

Hans Rheinwald

German university teacher (1903-1968)

*January 17th, 1903, Stuttgart †October 23rd, 1968, Stuttgart

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 17th?

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

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

66

Louis Armand

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

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

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

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

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

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

74

Muhammad Ali

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

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

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

48

Al Capone

American gangster (1899–1947)

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

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

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

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

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

99

Betty White

American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

*January 17th, 1922, Oak Park †December 31st, 2021, Brentwood

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

Same year
Born in 1903

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

87

Tunku Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

121

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

46

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

*June 25th, 1903, Motihari †January 21st, 1950, London

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

35

Colette Peignot

French writer (1903-1938)

*October 8th, 1903, Meudon †November 7th, 1938, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

74

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

*May 24th, 1903, Tbilisi †May 1st, 1978, Moscow

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

87

Olav V of Norway

King of Norway (1903-1991)

*July 2nd, 1903, Appleton House †January 17th, 1991, The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen

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Public holidays on January 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 17th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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