July 17th, 1937

Born on July 17th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 157 days, exactly on February 25th, 2025, people who were born on July 17th, 1937 will be 32,000 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, 1937

87

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

64

Willi Dungl

Austrian opinion journalist (1937-2002)

*July 17th, 1937, Vienna †May 1st, 2002, Horn

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Who's birthday is on July 17th?

89

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

70

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

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

86

Evelyn Hartnick-Geismeier

German sculptor (1931-2017)

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

77

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

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

34

Klæmint Olsen

Faroese association football player

*July 17th, 1990, Runavík

72

Carlos Alberto Torres

Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)

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

73

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

59

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

88

Ray Galton

British screenwriter (1930–2018)

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

77

José Catieau

Road bicycle racer

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

28

Ulrikke Falch

Norwegian actress

*July 17th, 1996, Oslo

64

Nancy Giles

Actress and television personality

*July 17th, 1960, New York City

88

Erich Gysling

Swiss journalist, publicist and writer

*July 17th, 1936, Zürich

30

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player

*July 17th, 1994, Västerås

46

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

81

Wojciech Kilar

Polish composer and pianist (1932–2013)

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

39

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

81

Spencer Davis

British musician (1939–2020)

*July 17th, 1939, Swansea †October 19th, 2020, Los Angeles

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

87

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

87

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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