November 17th, 1952

Born on November 17th, 1952

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

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

Born on November 17th, 1952

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

71

Marion Tietz

German handball player

*November 17th, 1952, Berlin

71

Runa Laila

Bangladeshi singer

*November 17th, 1952, Sylhet

71

Hubert von Goisern

Austrian singer-songwriter and bandleader

*November 17th, 1952, Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

71

David Emanuel

Welsh fashion designer

*November 17th, 1952, Bridgend

71

Ties Kruize

Dutch field hockey player

*November 17th, 1952, The Hague

71

Christopher Butterfield

Canadian composer and guitarist

*November 17th, 1952, Vancouver

71

Michael von Abercron

German politician

*November 17th, 1952, Gut Ehlerstorf

71

Alison Lester

Author and illustrator

*November 17th, 1952, Victoria

70

Dave Frost

American baseball player

*November 17th, 1952, Long Beach †April 17th, 2023

71

Duwayne Dunham

American film director and editor

*November 17th, 1952, United States of America

71

Neva Small

American actress

*November 17th, 1952, New York City

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Who's birthday is on November 17th?

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

35

Dean Paul Martin

American actor and singer (1951-1987)

*November 17th, 1951, Santa Monica †March 21st, 1987, San Gorgonio Mountain

72

Stephen Root

American actor

*November 17th, 1951, Sarasota

49

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

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

57

Peter Cook

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

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

69

Roland Matthes

German swimmer

*November 17th, 1950, Pößneck †December 20th, 2019, Wertheim

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

72

Werner Hoyer

German politician (born 1951)

*November 17th, 1951, Wuppertal

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

79

Jim Boeheim

American basketball coach and player

*November 17th, 1944, Lyons

72

Ray Ohara

Japanese bassist, composer, music producer (1951-)

*November 17th, 1951, Ota

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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