March 17th, 1933

Born on March 17th, 1933

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

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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, 1933

84

Piet Ouderland

Dutch football player (1933–2017)

*March 17th, 1933, Amsterdam †September 3rd, 2017, Amsterdam

91

Penelope Lively

British novelist

*March 17th, 1933, Cairo

91

Eckart Klessmann

German journalist and historian of modern age

*March 17th, 1933, Lemgo

91

Myrlie Evers-Williams

American civil rights activist

*March 17th, 1933, Vicksburg

91

Heather Armitage

British sprinter

*March 17th, 1933, Colombo

77

Pentti Linnosvuo

Sport shooter

*March 17th, 1933, Vaasa †July 13th, 2010, Helsinki

79

Siegfried Vergin

German politician (1933-2012)

*March 17th, 1933, Chociwel †November 5th, 2012, Mannheim

87

Bob Sabourin

Canadian ice hockey player (1933-2020)

*March 17th, 1933, Greater Sudbury †July 9th, 2020

88

Nalin Raval

Gujarati language author

*March 17th, 1933, Ahmedabad †April 5th, 2021

91

Bruno Horst Bull

German author

*March 17th, 1933, Stülow

77

Dick Maloney

Canadian singer

*March 17th, 1933, Ottawa †August 19th, 2010

91

Oleksiy Onyschenko

Ukrainian philosopher

*March 17th, 1933, Rudka

91

Robert Perry

American tennis player

*March 17th, 1933, Los Angeles

84

Heinz Jordan

German judge (1933-2017)

*March 17th, 1933, Waldshut-Tiengen †November 15th, 2017, Constance

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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

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

72

Hans Wollschläger

German writer

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

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

85

Giovanni Trapattoni

Italian association football player and manager

*March 17th, 1939, Cusano Milanino

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

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

80

John Sebastian

American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)

*March 17th, 1944, New York City

85

André Vlayen

Belgian cyclist (1931–2017)

*March 17th, 1931, Herselt †February 20th, 2017

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

75

Patrick Duffy

American actor

*March 17th, 1949, Townsend

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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

64

Thomas Strobl

German politician

*March 17th, 1960, Heilbronn

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

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Born in 1933

70

Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003)

*January 14th, 1933, Kansas City †March 9th, 2003, Victoria

84

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

*February 10th, 1933, Milwaukee †February 18th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

*October 2nd, 1933, Castello d'Argile †June 5th, 2017, Rome

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

90

Fulbert Steffensky

German theologian

*July 7th, 1933, Rehlingen-Siersburg

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

*September 19th, 1933, Maryhill †September 25th, 2023, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

91

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

*March 14th, 1933, Rotherhithe

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

84

Mieczysław Kalenik

Polish actor

*January 1st, 1933, Międzyrzec Podlaski †June 16th, 2017, Międzyrzec Podlaski

86

Dagmar von Kurmin

German actress

*August 13th, 1933, Riga †August 1st, 2020, Bonn

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

*May 25th, 1933, Liverpool †July 11th, 2016, Toronto

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

83

Beppo Mauhart

Austrian manager (1933-2017)

*September 14th, 1933, Enns †May 7th, 2017, Vienna

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

83

Gene Wilder

American actor (1933–2016)

*June 11th, 1933, Milwaukee †August 29th, 2016, Stamford

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

*April 19th, 1933, Bryn Mawr †June 29th, 1967, Slidell

82

Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933, Willesden †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

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Born on March 17th, 1933
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1933 is a normal year and no leap year.

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