July 17th, 1935

Born on July 17th, 1935

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 429 days, exactly on November 21st, 2025, people who were born on July 17th, 1935 will be 33,000 days old!

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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, 1935

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

88

Peter Schickele

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

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

82

Geneviève Claisse

French painter (1935–2018)

*July 17th, 1935, Quiévy †April 29th, 2018, Dreux

80

Michael Trein

German politician (1935-2015)

*July 17th, 1935, Hărman †October 5th, 2015, Crailsheim

87

Benjamin Civiletti

American government official

*July 17th, 1935, Peekskill †October 16th, 2022, Lutherville

87

Juan Carlos Murúa

Argentine footballer and manager

*July 17th, 1935, Argentina †March 26th, 2023

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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

87

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

86

Evelyn Hartnick-Geismeier

German sculptor (1931-2017)

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

34

Klæmint Olsen

Faroese association football player

*July 17th, 1990, Runavík

77

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

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

72

Carlos Alberto Torres

Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)

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

88

Ray Galton

British screenwriter (1930–2018)

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

73

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

59

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

81

Wojciech Kilar

Polish composer and pianist (1932–2013)

*July 17th, 1932, Lviv †December 29th, 2013, Katowice

28

Ulrikke Falch

Norwegian actress

*July 17th, 1996, Oslo

88

Erich Gysling

Swiss journalist, publicist and writer

*July 17th, 1936, Zürich

30

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player

*July 17th, 1994, Västerås

64

Nancy Giles

Actress and television personality

*July 17th, 1960, New York City

88

Quino

Argentine cartoonist

*July 17th, 1932, Guaymallén †September 30th, 2020, Luján de Cuyo

77

José Catieau

Road bicycle racer

*July 17th, 1946, Coutiches †November 30th, 2023, Saint-Quentin

46

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

39

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

95

Phyllis Diller

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

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

88

Jimmy Scott

American jazz singer (1925-2014)

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

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Born in 1935

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

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

89

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

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

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

89

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 volleyball player, badminton player and sports pedagogue

*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

89

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

77

Gerhard Winkler

Austrian classical philologist, historian and epigraphist (1935-2012)

*February 2nd, 1935, Vienna †November 19th, 2012, Linz

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

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

71

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)

*October 12th, 1935, Modena †September 6th, 2007, Modena

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Leap year

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

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