January 17th, 1948

Born on January 17th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

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What happened on January 17th, 1948?

January 17th, 1948

The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renville_Agreement

January 17th, 1948

Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution

What else happened on January 17th?

January 17th, 1377

Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.

January 17th, 1999

In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

January 17th, 2010

The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

January 17th, 2002

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

January 17th, 1998

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

January 17th, 1989

Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

January 17th, 1966

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea, dropping three hydrogen bombs on land near Palomares, Spain, and a fourth one into the sea.

January 17th, 1961

Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

January 17th, 1946

The United Nations Security Council, the organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster.

January 17th, 1945

World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.

January 17th, 1920

The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

January 17th, 1917

Denmark sold their portion of the Virgin Islands archipelago to the United States for US$25 million.

January 17th, 1912

Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.

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

Born on January 17th, 1948

76

Kåre Bremer

Botanist

*January 17th, 1948, Lidingö

76

David Witzthum

Israeli broadcaster

*January 17th, 1948, Tel Aviv

76

Sir Michael Rake

Businessman, accountant, company director

*January 17th, 1948, Rugby

76

Angelo Michele Iorio

Italian politician

*January 17th, 1948, Morrone del Sannio

76

Davíð Oddsson

Icelandic politician

*January 17th, 1948, Reykjavík

76

Hella Eckert

German author

*January 17th, 1948, Bremen

76

Anne Queffélec

French classical pianist, music pedagogue

*January 17th, 1948, Paris

76

Juan Gossaín

Colombian journalist

*January 17th, 1948, San Bernardo del Viento

76

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman

Malaysian politician

*January 17th, 1948, Perak

76

Mikhail Vasilyevich Menshikov

Mathematician

*January 17th, 1948, Moscow

76

Lake Speed

American stock car racing driver

*January 17th, 1948, Jackson

76

Billy Stack

British association football player (born 1948)

*January 17th, 1948, Liverpool

76

Allister MacGillivray

Canadian singer-songwriter

*January 17th, 1948, Glace Bay

76

Alec Erwin

South African politician

*January 17th, 1948, Cape Town

76

Stephen Gomersall

British diplomat

*January 17th, 1948, Yorkshire

76

Md. Muzammel Hossain

Bangladeshi jurist

*January 17th, 1948, Kishoreganj District

76

Derek John Christopher Byrne

Irish Roman Catholic bishop

*January 17th, 1948, Monkstown

76

Eddie Gray

Scottish former football player and coach

*January 17th, 1948, Glasgow

76

Nigel Harper

English cricketer (born 1948)

*January 17th, 1948, Wigginton

75

Jim Ladd

Disc jockey

*January 17th, 1948, United States of America †December 17th, 2023, Los Angeles

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

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

*January 17th, 1944, 9th arrondissement of Paris

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

78

Geir Lundestad

Norwegian historian and director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute

*January 17th, 1945, Sulitjelma †September 22nd, 2023

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

75

Jeanette Fitzsimons

New Zealand politician (1945-2020)

*January 17th, 1945, Dunedin †March 5th, 2020, Thames Hospital

69

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

*January 17th, 1955, Szolnok

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1877, Jalpaiguri †November 30th, 1943, Totnes

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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