January 17th, 1965

Born on January 17th, 1965

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 21,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 354 days, exactly on April 12th, 2025, people who were born on January 17th, 1965 will be 22,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 17th?

January 17th, 1377

Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.

January 17th, 1999

In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

January 17th, 2010

The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

January 17th, 2002

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

January 17th, 1998

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

January 17th, 1989

Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

January 17th, 1966

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea, dropping three hydrogen bombs on land near Palomares, Spain, and a fourth one into the sea.

January 17th, 1961

Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

January 17th, 1948

Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.

January 17th, 1946

The United Nations Security Council, the organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster.

January 17th, 1945

World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.

January 17th, 1920

The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

January 17th, 1917

Denmark sold their portion of the Virgin Islands archipelago to the United States for US$25 million.

January 17th, 1912

Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.

January 17th, 1899

The United States took possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

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

Born on January 17th, 1965

59

Patrick Vervoort

Belgian footballer

*January 17th, 1965, Beerse

59

Pu Zhiqiang

Chinese lawyer and activist known for being a prominent member of the Weiquan movement

*January 17th, 1965, Luanzhou

59

Igor Sutyagin

Russian physicist

*January 17th, 1965, Moscow

59

Marianne Schmid Mast

Swiss psychologist & academic

*January 17th, 1965, Olten

59

Manolo

Spanish footballer

*January 17th, 1965, Cáceres

59

Ute Schmiedel

German botanist

*January 17th, 1965, Helsinki

59

Ingeborg Poffet

German woman composer and singer

*January 17th, 1965, Bensberg

59

Birgit Brüster

German author

*January 17th, 1965, Neuss

59

D.J. Caruso

American film and television director

*January 17th, 1965, Norwalk

59

Sylvain Turgeon

Canadian ice hockey player

*January 17th, 1965, Rouyn-Noranda

59

Nikos Nioplias

Greek footballer

*January 17th, 1965, Galatini

59

Simon Cousins

Musician, Wiltshire and Liverpool

*January 17th, 1965, Bath

59

Chris Casamassa

American actor

*January 17th, 1965, Bethlehem

59

Hennadiy Trukhanov

Mayor of Odesa

*January 17th, 1965, Odesa

54

Fred Radig

German handball player

*January 17th, 1965, Güstrow †September 25th, 2019

59

Sudath Mahaadivulwewa

Sri Lankan film director

*January 17th, 1965, Colombo

59

Mate Matišić

Croatian playwright, screenwriter and composer

*January 17th, 1965, Proložac

59

Sergey Galdunts

Armenian chess player

*January 17th, 1965, Baku

59

Sam Dillemans

Belgian painter

*January 17th, 1965, Leuven

59

Christoph Vogtherr

German art historian (born 1965)

*January 17th, 1965, Uelzen

59

Sudesh Sharma

Indian politician

*January 17th, 1965, Ghaziabad district

59

Rosa García García

CEO of Siemens Spain

*January 17th, 1965, Madrid

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Who's birthday is on January 17th?

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

58

Amy Sherman-Palladino

American television writer, director, and producer

*January 17th, 1966, Los Angeles

60

Jamy Gourmaud

French journalist

*January 17th, 1964, Fontenay-le-Comte

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

60

Yves Sente

Comic writer

*January 17th, 1964, Brussels metropolitan area

57

Thierry Moreau

French footballer

*January 17th, 1967, Lisieux

53

Sylvie Testud

French actress

*January 17th, 1971, Lyon

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

55

Tiësto

Dutch DJ and record producer

*January 17th, 1969, Breda

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

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Born in 1965

58

Martin Sonneborn

German satirist, journalist and politician

*May 15th, 1965, Göttingen

58

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

59

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

58

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Danish badminton player and administrator

*September 20th, 1965, Esbønderup

58

Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia from 2008 to 2012

*September 14th, 1965, Saint Petersburg

58

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

58

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

58

Jan Tore Sanner

Norwegian politician

*May 6th, 1965, Bærum Municipality

58

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

58

Gunnar Beck

German EU lawyer and legal philosopher

*May 1st, 1965, Düsseldorf

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

48

Wolfgang Herrndorf

German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013)

*June 12th, 1965, Hamburg †August 26th, 2013, Berlin

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

*July 23rd, 1965, Freiberg †June 24th, 2019, Dresden

59

Zhao Jianhua

Badminton player

*April 21st, 1965, Nantong

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1965 is a normal year and no leap year.

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