January 17th, 1960

Born on January 17th, 1960

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 23,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 531 days, exactly on October 2nd, 2025, people who were born on January 17th, 1960 will be 24,000 days old!

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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, 1960

64

Deirdre Curtin

Irish legal scholar

*January 17th, 1960, Dublin

64

Tatyana Yumasheva

Russian politician

*January 17th, 1960, Yekaterinburg

64

Chili Davis

Jamaican-born American baseball player

*January 17th, 1960, Kingston

64

Teo Bellia

Italian actor

*January 17th, 1960, Rome

64

Andreas Jung

German actor

*January 17th, 1960, Beselich

64

Tracey Moore

Canadian voice actress

*January 17th, 1960, Calgary

62

Marc Crousillat

French water polo player

*January 17th, 1960, Marseille †January 22nd, 2022, Marseille

64

Igor Nikolayev

Russian musician

*January 17th, 1960, Kholmsk

64

Mark Lillis

English footballer (born 1960)

*January 17th, 1960, Manchester

64

Klaus Kotzmann

German fencer

*January 17th, 1960, Wolfen

64

Tushar Gandhi

Great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi

*January 17th, 1960, India

64

Christopher R. Johnson

American computer scientist

*January 17th, 1960, Kansas City

64

Israel Andrade

Brazilian basketball player

*January 17th, 1960, Salvador

64

Hendrik Jan Kooijman

Field hockey player

*January 17th, 1960, Velsen

64

Genc Tomorri

Albanian football director, coach and player

*January 17th, 1960, Tirana

64

Chatchai Plengpanich

Thai actor

*January 17th, 1960, Kanchanaburi

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

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

74

Muhammad Ali

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

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

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

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

67

Steve Harvey

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

*January 17th, 1957, Welch

69

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

*January 17th, 1955, Szolnok

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

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

60

Jamy Gourmaud

French journalist

*January 17th, 1964, Fontenay-le-Comte

58

Amy Sherman-Palladino

American television writer, director, and producer

*January 17th, 1966, Los Angeles

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

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

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

Same year
Born in 1960

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

63

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

63

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

63

Friederike Seyfried

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*November 19th, 1960, Mosbach

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung City

63

Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

63

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

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Leap year

Yes: 1960 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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