November 17th, 1940

Born on November 17th, 1940

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What happened on November 17th, 1940?

November 17th, 1940

The Tartu Art Museum was established in Tartu, Estonia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartu_Art_Museum

What else 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.

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

Born on November 17th, 1940

83

Rudolf Dreßler

German politician

*November 17th, 1940, Wuppertal

80

Jean Pierson

French engineer

*November 17th, 1940, Bizerte †November 3rd, 2021, Nice

83

Harry Humphries

United States Navy SEAL

*November 17th, 1940, New Jersey

43

Luke Kelly

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984)

*November 17th, 1940, Dublin †January 30th, 1984, Dublin

76

Gunnar Uldall

German politician (1940-2017)

*November 17th, 1940, Hamburg †November 14th, 2017, Hamburg

66

Yelena Petushkova

Russian equestrian (1940-2007)

*November 17th, 1940, Moscow †January 8th, 2007, Moscow

78

William Simons

Welsh actor (1940-2019)

*November 17th, 1940, Swansea †June 21st, 2019, London

76

Michael A'Hearn

American astronomer and professor (1940-2017)

*November 17th, 1940, Wilmington †May 29th, 2017, University Park

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 17th?

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

57

Peter Cook

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

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

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

81

Bob Gaudio

American musician

*November 17th, 1942, The Bronx

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

79

Jim Boeheim

American basketball coach and player

*November 17th, 1944, Lyons

49

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

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

82

James Bregman

American judoka

*November 17th, 1941, Washington, D.C.

55

David Warbeck

Film actor (1941-1997)

*November 17th, 1941, Christchurch †July 23rd, 1997, London

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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