May 17th, 1960

Born on May 17th, 1960

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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 aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark leaving 37 personnel of the warship dead and 21 others injured.

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 more.

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.

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

The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.

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 McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard, capturing around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

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

May 17th, 1521

English nobleman Edward Stafford, whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII.

May 17th, 1395

An outnumbered Wallachian army repulsed invading Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rovine.

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

Born on May 17th, 1960

63

Simon Fuller

British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer

*May 17th, 1960, Hastings

63

Lou DiBella

American boxing promoter

*May 17th, 1960, Brooklyn

63

Fiona Hutchison

British actress

*May 17th, 1960, Miami

55

Katharina Cortolezis-Schlager

Austrian politician (1960-2015)

*May 17th, 1960, Graz †July 20th, 2015, Vienna

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

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

61

Craig Ferguson

British television host, comedian, author, and actor

*May 17th, 1962, Glasgow

70

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of Kazakhstan since 2019

*May 17th, 1953, Almaty

40

Howard Ashman

American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)

*May 17th, 1950, Baltimore †March 14th, 1991, New York City

61

Heinz Strunk

German novelist and humorist

*May 17th, 1962, Hamburg

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, Venice

58

Claudia Koll

Italian actress (born 1965)

*May 17th, 1965, Rome

62

Corey Johnson

American character actor (born 1961)

*May 17th, 1961, New Orleans

61

Arturo Peniche

Mexican telenovela actor

*May 17th, 1962, Mexico City

58

Trent Reznor

American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer

*May 17th, 1965, New Castle

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

*May 17th, 1973, West Chester †August 9th, 2005, Los Angeles

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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Born on May 17th, 1960
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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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