May 17th, 1962

Born on May 17th, 1962

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, 1962

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Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

61

Craig Ferguson

British television host, comedian, author, and actor

*May 17th, 1962, Glasgow

61

Heinz Strunk

German novelist and humorist

*May 17th, 1962, Hamburg

61

Arturo Peniche

Mexican telenovela actor

*May 17th, 1962, Mexico City

53

Dmitry Sidorov

Soviet university teacher (1962-2016)

*May 17th, 1962, Saint Petersburg †March 23rd, 2016, Saint Petersburg

61

Dieter Ammann

Swiss composer

*May 17th, 1962, Aarau

61

Jane Moore

English journalist and television presenter

*May 17th, 1962, Oxford

61

Rosalind Picard

American computer scientist

*May 17th, 1962, Massachusetts

61

Andrew Farrar

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

*May 17th, 1962, New South Wales

61

Michael Mastro

Actor

*May 17th, 1962, Albany

39

Aglaja Veteranyi

Swiss actor and writer (1962-2002)

*May 17th, 1962, Bucharest †February 3rd, 2002, Zürich

61

Ray Bennett

Canadian ice hockey coach

*May 17th, 1962, Innisfail

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61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

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

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

58

Claudia Koll

Italian actress (born 1965)

*May 17th, 1965, Rome

60

Dawn Dunlap

American model and actor

*May 17th, 1963, Austin

58

Trent Reznor

American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer

*May 17th, 1965, New Castle

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

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

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

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

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

62

Corey Johnson

American character actor (born 1961)

*May 17th, 1961, New Orleans

71

Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

Spanish politician

*May 17th, 1952, Cambrils

65

Paul Di'Anno

British heavy metal singer

*May 17th, 1958, Greater London

73

Hawa Abdi

Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020)

*May 17th, 1947, Mogadishu †August 5th, 2020, Mogadishu

60

Page McConnell

American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter

*May 17th, 1963, Philadelphia

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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