January 17th, 1958

Born on January 17th, 1958

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 795 days, exactly on June 29th, 2026, people who were born on January 17th, 1958 will be 25,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 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.

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.

January 17th, 1899

The United States took possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

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

Born on January 17th, 1958

66

Deran Sarafian

Director, actor

*January 17th, 1958, Los Angeles

66

Georges Bregy

Swiss footballer

*January 17th, 1958, Raron

66

Gabriel Mbilingi

Catholic archbishop

*January 17th, 1958, Bié Province

65

Klaus Täuber

German football player and manager (1958–2023)

*January 17th, 1958, Erlangen †July 1st, 2023

66

Audronius Ažubalis

Lithuanian journalist and politician

*January 17th, 1958, Vilnius

66

Tom Thibodeau

American basketball coach

*January 17th, 1958, New Britain

66

Susanna Capurso

Italian actress

*January 17th, 1958, Barletta

66

Elisabeth Apel

German politician

*January 17th, 1958, Schrecksbach

66

Gaby Appel

German field hockey player

*January 17th, 1958, Viersen

66

Ted Conover

American journalist

*January 17th, 1958, Okinawa Prefecture

66

Mohammad Shtayyeh

Prime Minister of the State of Palestine

*January 17th, 1958, Tell, Nablus

65

Terry Saldaña

Filipino basketball player

*January 17th, 1958, Manila †February 1st, 2023

66

Davidson Andeh

Nigerian boxer

*January 17th, 1958, Lagos

66

Masao Mukai

Japanese musician

*January 17th, 1958, Matsusaka

66

Tim Bernhardt

Canadian ice hockey player

*January 17th, 1958, Sarnia

66

Kevin Donnalley

American football player (born 1958)

*January 17th, 1958, Warren

66

Dave Shondell

American volleyball player

*January 17th, 1958, Muncie

66

Taiwo Abioye

Nigerian academic

*January 17th, 1958, Kaduna State

66

Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda

Indonesian journalist and poet

*January 17th, 1958, Kaliwungu

66

Sam Worthen

American basketball player-coach

*January 17th, 1958, Brooklyn

66

Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen

Danish economist

*January 17th, 1958, Tønder

66

Peter Mackie

Scottish footballer (born 1958)

*January 17th, 1958, Glasgow

66

Gary Sainsbury

English cricketer (born 1958)

*January 17th, 1958, Wanstead

66

Valdas Kasparavičius

Lithuanian footballer

*January 17th, 1958, Marijampolė

66

Mile Isaković

Serbian handball player

*January 17th, 1958, Šabac

66

Henry Engelhardt

American businessman

*January 17th, 1958, Chicago

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

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

67

Steve Harvey

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

*January 17th, 1957, Welch

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

74

Muhammad Ali

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

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

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

69

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

*January 17th, 1955, Szolnok

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

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

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

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

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

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

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

69

Susanne Uhlen

German actress

*January 17th, 1955, Potsdam

67

Brigitte Kiesow

German rower

*January 17th, 1957, Lübeck

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

58

Amy Sherman-Palladino

American television writer, director, and producer

*January 17th, 1966, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

65

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 17th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on January 17th, 1958
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1958