July 17th, 1925

Born on July 17th, 1925

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 760 days, exactly on November 4th, 2026, people who were born on July 17th, 1925 will be 37,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 17th?

July 17th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

July 17th, 2007

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.

July 17th, 1996

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

July 17th, 1992

The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.

July 17th, 1981

A structural failure caused a walkway at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., to collapse (damage pictured), killing 114 people and injuring 216 others.

July 17th, 1968

Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.

July 17th, 1944

Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.

July 17th, 1918

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.

July 17th, 1863

The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.

July 17th, 1862

The garrotting and robbery of James Pilkington, a British member of Parliament, led to a moral panic in London.

July 17th, 1850

William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun.

July 17th, 1771

Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about twenty Copper Inuit.

July 17th, 1453

The Battle of Castillon, the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War, ended with the English losing all holdings in France except the Pale of Calais.

July 17th, 1989

Holy See–Poland relations are restored.

July 17th, 1985

Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).

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

Born on July 17th, 1925

88

Jimmy Scott

American jazz singer (1925-2014)

*July 17th, 1925, Cleveland †June 12th, 2014, Las Vegas

99

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

German-born musician and Holocaust survivor (b. 1925)

*July 17th, 1925, Wrocław

60

Aymar Achille-Fould

French politician (1925-1986)

*July 17th, 1925, Tarbes †April 11th, 1986, Paris

84

Carla Boni

Italian singer

*July 17th, 1925, Ferrara †October 17th, 2009, Rome

99

Mohammad Hasan Sharq

Prime Minister of Afghanistan

*July 17th, 1925, Anar Dara District

88

Carlos París

Spanish writer and philosopher

*July 17th, 1925, Bilbao †January 31st, 2014, Madrid

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Who's birthday is on July 17th?

70

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

89

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

86

Evelyn Hartnick-Geismeier

German sculptor (1931-2017)

*July 17th, 1931, Finsterwalde †August 24th, 2017, Berlin

88

Peter Schickele

American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)

*July 17th, 1935, Ames †January 16th, 2024, Bearsville

34

Klæmint Olsen

Faroese association football player

*July 17th, 1990, Runavík

87

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

88

Ray Galton

British screenwriter (1930–2018)

*July 17th, 1930, Paddington †October 5th, 2018, Paddington

74

Piero Umiliani

Italian composer (1926-2001)

*July 17th, 1926, Florence †February 14th, 2001, Rome

72

Carlos Alberto Torres

Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)

*July 17th, 1944, Rio de Janeiro †October 25th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

97

Kenan Evren

Turkish general (1917-2015)

*July 17th, 1917, Kula †May 9th, 2015, Ankara

95

Phyllis Diller

American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)

*July 17th, 1917, Lima †August 20th, 2012, Brentwood

77

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

*July 17th, 1947, King's College Hospital

59

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

28

Ulrikke Falch

Norwegian actress

*July 17th, 1996, Oslo

73

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

30

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player

*July 17th, 1994, Västerås

64

Nancy Giles

Actress and television personality

*July 17th, 1960, New York City

46

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

39

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

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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

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

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

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

99

Mahathir Mohamad

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

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

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

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

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

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

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

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

96

Angela Lansbury

British actress (1925–2022)

*October 16th, 1925, St Pancras †October 11th, 2022, Los Angeles

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Leap year

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

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