November 17th, 1960

Born on November 17th, 1960

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 837 days, exactly on August 3rd, 2026, people who were born on November 17th, 1960 will be 24,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 2013

An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

November 17th, 2012

In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.

November 17th, 2009

Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.

November 17th, 1997

Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.

November 17th, 1968

NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

November 17th, 1950

The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.

November 17th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.

November 17th, 1941

World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.

November 17th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat.

November 17th, 1592

Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.

November 17th, 1558

Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.

November 17th, 1292

John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.

November 17th, 2019

The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

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

Born on November 17th, 1960

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

63

RuPaul

American drag performer, actor, and musician

*November 17th, 1960, San Diego

63

Frank Spotnitz

American television writer and executive producer

*November 17th, 1960, Zama

63

Jonathan Ross

English television and radio presenter

*November 17th, 1960, St Pancras

63

Paolo Ferrero

Italian politician

*November 17th, 1960, Pomaretto

63

Steve Stipanovich

American basketball player

*November 17th, 1960, St. Louis

63

Michael Hertwig

German footballer

*November 17th, 1960, Offenburg

63

Jaime Viñals

Guatemalan mountain climber

*November 17th, 1960, Guatemala City

63

Uwe Hassbecker

German musician

*November 17th, 1960, Leipzig

63

Merete Van Kamp

Danish actress-model

*November 17th, 1960, Kolding

63

Tihomir Stanić

Actor

*November 17th, 1960, Šeškovci

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

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

60

Dylan Walsh

American actor

*November 17th, 1963, Los Angeles

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

57

Peter Cook

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

*November 17th, 1937, Torquay †January 9th, 1995, Hampstead

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

49

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

*November 17th, 1947, Los Angeles †January 4th, 1997, Los Angeles

59

Susan Rice

Director of the Domestic Policy Council from 2021 from 2023

*November 17th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

62

Pat Toomey

American businessman and politician (born 1961)

*November 17th, 1961, Providence

37

Nani

Portuguese association football player

*November 17th, 1986, Praia

41

Evelyne Brochu

Canadian singer and actor

*November 17th, 1982, Quebec City

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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