March 17th, 1925

Born on March 17th, 1925

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

March 17th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.

March 17th, 1991

In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.

March 17th, 1988

Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.

March 17th, 1973

Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

March 17th, 1969

Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel.

March 17th, 1968

Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.

March 17th, 1963

An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.

March 17th, 1957

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

March 17th, 1955

Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.

March 17th, 1950

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.

March 17th, 1942

The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.

March 17th, 1917

World War I: Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster led a force to rescue 92 prisoners of war from Bir Hakeim, killing the Senussi guards and their families.

March 17th, 1902

The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.

March 17th, 1891

The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

March 17th, 1842

The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.

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

Born on March 17th, 1925

92

Enrico Medioli

Italian writer (1925-2017)

*March 17th, 1925, Parma †April 21st, 2017, Orvieto

80

Willi Steffen

Swiss footballer (1925-2005)

*March 17th, 1925, Bern †May 3rd, 2005, Bern

90

Gabriele Ferzetti

Italian actor (1925-2015)

*March 17th, 1925, Rome †December 2nd, 2015, Rome

98

Yuliya Borisova

Russian actress

*March 17th, 1925, Moscow †August 8th, 2023, Moscow

84

Ennis Rees

American poet, professor (1925-2009)

*March 17th, 1925, Newport News †March 24th, 2009, Columbia

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Who's birthday is on March 17th?

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

*March 17th, 1906, Samedan †March 15th, 1985, Zürich

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

88

Siegfried Lenz

German author (1926-2014)

*March 17th, 1926, Ełk †October 7th, 2014, Hamburg

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

85

Giovanni Trapattoni

Italian association football player and manager

*March 17th, 1939, Cusano Milanino

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

80

John Sebastian

American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)

*March 17th, 1944, New York City

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

72

Hans Wollschläger

German writer

*March 17th, 1935, Minden †May 19th, 2007, Bamberg

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

75

Patrick Duffy

American actor

*March 17th, 1949, Townsend

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Born in 1925

73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

68

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

*May 24th, 1925, Västerås †March 17th, 1994, London

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

86

Dietmar Kienast

German historian of classical antiquity and university teacher (1925-2012)

*August 22nd, 1925, Berlin †February 13th, 2012, Olching

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

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No: With 365 days 1925 is a normal year and no leap year.

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