May 17th, 1950

Born on May 17th, 1950

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 17th?

May 17th, 2004

Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

May 17th, 2000

Following the killing of two English football fans by Galatasaray supporters in the previous month, British and Turkish hooligans rioted on the day of the UEFA Cup Final in Copenhagen, Denmark.

May 17th, 1995

Six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama selected by the 14th Dalai Lama, was kidnapped by the Chinese government, who advocated a proxy.

May 17th, 1987

An Iraqi jet aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark leaving 37 personnel of the warship dead and 21 others injured.

May 17th, 1974

The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a series of car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland, killing 34 people and injuring almost 300 more.

May 17th, 1954

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and therefore unconstitutional.

May 17th, 1947

After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No. 5, Coco Chanel (pictured) received a share of wartime profits from its sale, making her one of the richest women in the world.

May 17th, 1914

Under the Protocol of Corfu, the Principality of Albania officially recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous self-governing region.

May 17th, 1902

The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera.

May 17th, 1900

The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.

May 17th, 1865

The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes and regulates international radio and telecommunications, was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris.

May 17th, 1863

American Civil War: at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi, Union forces under John McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard, capturing around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

May 17th, 1521

English nobleman Edward Stafford, whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII.

May 17th, 1395

An outnumbered Wallachian army repulsed invading Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rovine.

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

Born on May 17th, 1950

40

Howard Ashman

American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)

*May 17th, 1950, Baltimore †March 14th, 1991, New York City

73

Alan Johnson

British politician (born 1950)

*May 17th, 1950, Paddington

57

Janez Drnovšek

Slovenian politician (1950–2008)

*May 17th, 1950, Celje †February 23rd, 2008, Zaplana

73

Vincent Roca

French writer

*May 17th, 1950, Bregenz

73

Werther Lohse

German musician

*May 17th, 1950, Freital

73

Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley

British Labour Party politician and life peer (born 1950)

*May 17th, 1950, Birmingham

64

Valeriya Novodvorskaya

Russian politician (1950-2014)

*May 17th, 1950, Baranavichy †July 12th, 2014, Moscow

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Who's birthday is on May 17th?

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando

70

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of Kazakhstan since 2019

*May 17th, 1953, Almaty

71

Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

Spanish politician

*May 17th, 1952, Cambrils

73

Hawa Abdi

Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020)

*May 17th, 1947, Mogadishu †August 5th, 2020, Mogadishu

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

74

Bill Bruford

English drummer

*May 17th, 1949, Sevenoaks

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, Venice

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

74

Elke Leonhard

German opinion journalist and politician

*May 17th, 1949, Werkel

77

Udo Lindenberg

German rock musician and composer

*May 17th, 1946, Gronau

72

Pankaj Udhas

Indian singer

*May 17th, 1951, Jetpur †February 26th, 2024, Mumbai

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

75

Dick Gaughan

British musician

*May 17th, 1948, Glasgow

67

Ryu Matsumoto

Japanese politician (1951-2018)

*May 17th, 1951, Fukuoka †July 21st, 2018, Fukuoka

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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