March 17th, 1956

Born on March 17th, 1956

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

March 17th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.

March 17th, 1991

In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.

March 17th, 1988

Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.

March 17th, 1973

Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

March 17th, 1969

Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel.

March 17th, 1968

Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.

March 17th, 1963

An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.

March 17th, 1957

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

March 17th, 1955

Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.

March 17th, 1950

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.

March 17th, 1942

The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.

March 17th, 1917

World War I: Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster led a force to rescue 92 prisoners of war from Bir Hakeim, killing the Senussi guards and their families.

March 17th, 1902

The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.

March 17th, 1891

The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

March 17th, 1842

The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.

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

Born on March 17th, 1956

68

Rory McGrath

English comedian

*March 17th, 1956, Redruth

68

Brigitte Aubert

French writer of detective fiction

*March 17th, 1956, Cannes

68

Tim Lollar

American baseball player

*March 17th, 1956, Poplar Bluff

68

András Hargitay

Swimmer

*March 17th, 1956, Budapest

68

Joe Stansberry

Professional golfer

*March 17th, 1956, Minneapolis

68

Rafael Greca

Brazilian economist

*March 17th, 1956, Curitiba

68

Patti Hansen

American model and actress

*March 17th, 1956, Staten Island

68

Luca Francesconi

Italian composer

*March 17th, 1956, Milan

68

Jürgen Pahl

German footballer

*March 17th, 1956, Teuchern

68

Patrick McDonnell

American illustrator

*March 17th, 1956, Elizabeth

68

Catherine Leprince

French actress

*March 17th, 1956, 14th arrondissement of Paris

66

Frank McGarvey

Scottish footballer and manager (1956–2023)

*March 17th, 1956, Glasgow †January 1st, 2023

68

Tevian Dray

21st-century American mathematicians

*March 17th, 1956, Washington, D.C.

68

Pebe Sebert

American singer, songwriter

*March 17th, 1956, Michigan City

68

Paul van der Sterren

Dutch chess player

*March 17th, 1956, Venlo

68

Rick Lisi

Canadian baseball player

*March 17th, 1956, Halifax

68

Henry Cloud

American writer

*March 17th, 1956, Vicksburg

68

Mihail Șleahtițchi

Moldovan politician

*March 17th, 1956, Tîrnova

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Who's birthday is on March 17th?

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

64

Thomas Strobl

German politician

*March 17th, 1960, Heilbronn

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

75

Patrick Duffy

American actor

*March 17th, 1949, Townsend

64

Wilfried Auerbach

Austrian rower

*March 17th, 1960, Linz

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

73

Kurt Russell

American actor (born 1951)

*March 17th, 1951, Springfield

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

62

Clare Grogan

Scottish singer and actress

*March 17th, 1962, Glasgow

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

80

John Sebastian

American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)

*March 17th, 1944, New York City

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

*March 17th, 1906, Samedan †March 15th, 1985, Zürich

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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