July 17th, 1960

Born on July 17th, 1960

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 561 days, exactly on April 2nd, 2026, people who were born on July 17th, 1960 will be 24,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 17th?

July 17th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

July 17th, 2007

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.

July 17th, 1996

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

July 17th, 1992

The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.

July 17th, 1981

A structural failure caused a walkway at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., to collapse (damage pictured), killing 114 people and injuring 216 others.

July 17th, 1968

Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.

July 17th, 1944

Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.

July 17th, 1918

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.

July 17th, 1863

The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.

July 17th, 1862

The garrotting and robbery of James Pilkington, a British member of Parliament, led to a moral panic in London.

July 17th, 1850

William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun.

July 17th, 1771

Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about twenty Copper Inuit.

July 17th, 1453

The Battle of Castillon, the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War, ended with the English losing all holdings in France except the Pale of Calais.

July 17th, 1989

Holy See–Poland relations are restored.

July 17th, 1985

Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).

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

Born on July 17th, 1960

64

Nancy Giles

Actress and television personality

*July 17th, 1960, New York City

64

Robin Shou

Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman

*July 17th, 1960, Hong Kong

64

Britta Böhler

Dutch politician and lawyer

*July 17th, 1960, Freiburg im Breisgau

64

Jan Wouters

Dutch footballer

*July 17th, 1960, Utrecht

64

Mark Burnett

British television and film producer and author

*July 17th, 1960, London

64

Johnny Briceño

Prime Minister of Belize since 2020

*July 17th, 1960, Orange Walk Town

64

Kim Barnett

English Test and County cricketer (born 1960)

*July 17th, 1960, Leek

64

Wolfgang Rathert

German university teacher and librarian

*July 17th, 1960, Minden

64

Dawn Upshaw

American soprano

*July 17th, 1960, Nashville

64

Andrea Mandorlini

Italian association football player and manager

*July 17th, 1960, Ravenna

61

Francisco "Pancho" Serra

Argentine cumbia singer and guitarist

*July 17th, 1960, Santo Tomé †January 4th, 2022, Villa Giardino

64

Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Swiss film producer and author

*July 17th, 1960, Lucerne

64

Barbara Hall

American television producer

*July 17th, 1960, Chatham

64

Scott Norwood

Player of American football

*July 17th, 1960, Alexandria

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

70

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

89

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

63

António Costa

118th Prime Minister of Portugal

*July 17th, 1961, Lisbon

59

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

34

Klæmint Olsen

Faroese association football player

*July 17th, 1990, Runavík

66

Wong Kar-wai

Chinese screenwriter, film producer and film director

*July 17th, 1958, Shanghai

63

Blair Horn

Canadian rower

*July 17th, 1961, Kelowna

77

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

*July 17th, 1947, King's College Hospital

73

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

55

Matti Nykänen

Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019)

*July 17th, 1963, Jyväskylä †February 4th, 2019, Joutseno

88

Peter Schickele

American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)

*July 17th, 1935, Ames †January 16th, 2024, Bearsville

46

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

28

Ulrikke Falch

Norwegian actress

*July 17th, 1996, Oslo

65

Zarina Wahab

Indian actress

*July 17th, 1959, Visakhapatnam

30

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player

*July 17th, 1994, Västerås

55

Jaan Kirsipuu

Estonian cyclist

*July 17th, 1969, Tartu

65

Jörg Knör

German television presenter

*July 17th, 1959, Wuppertal

39

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

72

Carlos Alberto Torres

Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)

*July 17th, 1944, Rio de Janeiro †October 25th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

Same year
Born in 1960

64

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

64

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

64

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

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

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

64

Armin Reutershahn

German association football manager

*March 1st, 1960, Duisburg

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

64

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

63

Friederike Seyfried

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*November 19th, 1960, Mosbach

64

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

64

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

64

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung

64

Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

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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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