May 17th, 1954

Born on May 17th, 1954

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What happened on May 17th, 1954?

May 17th, 1954

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.

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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.

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What else 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 fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others.

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 others.

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

Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British against the Boers.

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 A. McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard and captured around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

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

May 17th, 1521

Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII.

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

Born on May 17th, 1954

72

Colin Greenland

British writer

*May 17th, 1954, Dover

72

Pierre Flynn

Canadian singer-songwriter

*May 17th, 1954, Quebec City

72

Jean-Marie Bigard

French comedian and actor

*May 17th, 1954, Fontaine-Luyères

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71

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

72

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

71

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

72

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

72

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

72

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

72

Bjørn Eidsvåg

Norwegian singer-songwriter

*March 17th, 1954, Sauda Municipality

71

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

72

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

71

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

71

Benno Möhlmann

German association football player and manager

*August 1st, 1954, Lohne

71

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

71

Hartmut Schade

German association football player and manager

*November 13th, 1954, Radeberg

71

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

72

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

71

Emir Kusturica

Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

71

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

71

Malcolm Turnbull

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

*October 24th, 1954, Sydney

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No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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