November 17th, 1961

Born on November 17th, 1961

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 22,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 200 days, exactly on November 6th, 2024, people who were born on November 17th, 1961 will be 23,000 days old!

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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, 1961

62

Pat Toomey

American businessman and politician (born 1961)

*November 17th, 1961, Providence

62

David Bell

American historian of France

*November 17th, 1961, New York City

62

Michael Collins

American soccer player

*November 17th, 1961, Hicksville

62

Chanda Kochhar

Indian businesswoman

*November 17th, 1961, Jodhpur

23

Robert Stethem

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1961-1985)

*November 17th, 1961, Waterbury †June 15th, 1985, Beirut

53

Wolfram Wuttke

German football player and coach (1961–2015)

*November 17th, 1961, Castrop-Rauxel †March 1st, 2015, Lünen

62

Iis Sugianto

Indonesian singer and actress

*November 17th, 1961, Jakarta

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

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

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

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

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

63

RuPaul

American drag performer, actor, and musician

*November 17th, 1960, San Diego

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

60

Dylan Walsh

American actor

*November 17th, 1963, Los Angeles

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

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

63

Frank Spotnitz

American television writer and executive producer

*November 17th, 1960, Zama

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

57

Peter Cook

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

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

59

Susan Rice

Director of the Domestic Policy Council from 2021 from 2023

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

63

Jonathan Ross

English television and radio presenter

*November 17th, 1960, St Pancras

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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