November 17th, 1928

Born on November 17th, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 34,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 142 days, exactly on September 14th, 2024, people who were born on November 17th, 1928 will be 35,000 days old!

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What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 2013

An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

November 17th, 2012

In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.

November 17th, 2009

Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.

November 17th, 1997

Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.

November 17th, 1968

NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

November 17th, 1950

The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.

November 17th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.

November 17th, 1941

World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.

November 17th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat.

November 17th, 1592

Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.

November 17th, 1558

Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.

November 17th, 1292

John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.

November 17th, 2019

The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

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

Born on November 17th, 1928

75

Don Lawrence

British comics artist and author

*November 17th, 1928, London †December 29th, 2003, Eastbourne

86

Dick Holthaus

Dutch fashion designer

*November 17th, 1928, Hengelo †June 6th, 2015, Amsterdam

81

Syed Qasim Mahmood

Pakistani writer

*November 17th, 1928, Kharkhoda †March 21st, 2010, Lahore

87

Tinus Osterholt

Dutch association football player (1928-2016)

*November 17th, 1928, Schiedam †May 15th, 2016

89

Rance Howard

American actor

*November 17th, 1928, Duncan †November 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

76

Arman

French-born American artist (1928-2005)

*November 17th, 1928, Nice †October 22nd, 2005, New York City

92

Colin McDonald

Australian cricketer (1928-2021)

*November 17th, 1928, Glen Iris †January 11th, 2021, Melbourne

91

Pierre Accoce

Basque-bearnais journalist and speleologist

*November 17th, 1928, Sainte-Engrâce †August 6th, 2020, Épagny

78

Pepe Díaz Lastra

Argentinian actor (1928-2007)

*November 17th, 1928, Havana †February 12th, 2007, Buenos Aires

74

Friedrich Prinz

German medievalist and historian (1928-2003)

*November 17th, 1928, Děčín †September 27th, 2003, Oberhaching

86

Maurice Flanagan

British businessman

*November 17th, 1928, Leigh †May 7th, 2015

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34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

59

Rock Hudson

American actor (1925–1985)

*November 17th, 1925, Winnetka †October 2nd, 1985, Marina del Rey

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

57

Peter Cook

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

*November 17th, 1937, Torquay †January 9th, 1995, Hampstead

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

90

Fenella Fielding

English actress (1927–2018)

*November 17th, 1927, London †September 11th, 2018, Hammersmith

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

97

Stanley Cohen

American biochemist

*November 17th, 1922, Brooklyn †February 5th, 2020, Nashville

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

85

Charles Kalman

Austrian composer (1929-2015)

*November 17th, 1929, Vienna †February 22nd, 2015, Munich

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

49

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

*November 17th, 1947, Los Angeles †January 4th, 1997, Los Angeles

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89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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