March 17th, 1935

Born on March 17th, 1935

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, 1935

72

Hans Wollschläger

German writer

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

89

Valerio Adami

Italian painter

*March 17th, 1935, Bologna

89

Oscar Panno

Argentine chess grandmaster

*March 17th, 1935, Buenos Aires

89

Albertus Geldermans

Road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1935, Beverwijk

89

Dell Hanson

American politician

*March 17th, 1935, Benton County

89

Luis Goytisolo

Spanish novelist

*March 17th, 1935, Barcelona

82

Ole Krarup

Danish politician (1935-2017)

*March 17th, 1935, Aarhus †October 7th, 2017

87

Adam Wade

American singer and actor

*March 17th, 1935, Pittsburgh †July 8th, 2022, Montclair

89

Gnana Robinson

Indian biblical scholar

*March 17th, 1935, Kanyakumari district

85

Vladica Popović

Serbian footballer (1935-2020)

*March 17th, 1935, Zemun †August 10th, 2020, Belgrade

82

Seiji Yokoyama

Japanese musician

*March 17th, 1935, Hiroshima †July 8th, 2017, Sera

86

Viktor Zheliandinov

Chess International Master

*March 17th, 1935, Lyubertsy †July 24th, 2021

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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

85

Giovanni Trapattoni

Italian association football player and manager

*March 17th, 1939, Cusano Milanino

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

88

Klaus Lohmann

German politician

*March 17th, 1936, Witten

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

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

84

Piet Ouderland

Dutch football player (1933–2017)

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

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

87

Ken Mattingly

American astronaut

*March 17th, 1936, Chicago †October 31st, 2023, Arlington County

75

Patrick Duffy

American actor

*March 17th, 1949, Townsend

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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

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Born in 1935

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

88

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

75

Heino Aunin

Estonian badminton player

*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

84

Diahann Carroll

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

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

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1935 is a normal year and no leap year.

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