December 17th, 1966

Born on December 17th, 1966

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 17th?

December 17th, 2010

Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian Revolution.

December 17th, 1990

American gay rights activist William E. Woods brought three same-sex couples to fill out marriage licenses in Honolulu, leading to the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.

December 17th, 1989

The Simpsons, the longest running American prime-time entertainment series, made its debut on the Fox television network with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

December 17th, 1983

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others.

December 17th, 1970

Polish soldiers fired at workers (memorial pictured) emerging from trains in Gdynia, beginning the government's crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.

December 17th, 1967

Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming near Portsea, Victoria; his body was never recovered.

December 17th, 1948

The Finnish Security Police was established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

December 17th, 1945

The modern flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad, Iran.

December 17th, 1944

Nazi troops under Joachim Peiper killed unarmed prisoners of war, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, with machine guns near Malmedy, Belgium.

December 17th, 1939

World War II: After sustaining moderate damage in the Battle of the River Plate two days earlier, the German cruiser Graf Spee was scuttled by its commander, Hans Langsdorff, to avoid its internment by Uruguay.

December 17th, 1926

A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected President Kazys Grinius with Antanas Smetona.

December 17th, 1918

About 1,000 demonstrators marched (pictured) on Government House in Darwin, Australia, where they burned an effigy of Administrator John Gilruth and demanded his resignation.

December 17th, 1903

Aboard the Wright Flyer (pictured) in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright conducted the first successful flights of a powered fixed-wing aircraft.

December 17th, 1862

American Civil War: Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

December 17th, 1790

The Aztec sun stone, now a modern symbol of Mexican culture, was excavated in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City.

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

Born on December 17th, 1966

57

Marie Arena

Belgian politician

*December 17th, 1966, Mons

57

Tracy Byrd

American musician

*December 17th, 1966, Vidor

57

Yuko Arimori

Japanese long-distance runner, sports commentator

*December 17th, 1966, Okayama

57

Steve Knight

Former U.S. Representative from California

*December 17th, 1966, Edwards Air Force Base

57

James Doherty

British actor

*December 17th, 1966, Guildford

57

Valeri Liukin

Gymnast

*December 17th, 1966, Aktobe

57

Kristiina Ojuland

Estonian politician

*December 17th, 1966, Kohtla-Järve

57

Juliet Aubrey

Actress

*December 17th, 1966, Fleet

57

Jay Simon

British actor

*December 17th, 1966, London

57

Ian Kelsey

British actor

*December 17th, 1966, York

57

Lynette Nusbacher

American military historian

*December 17th, 1966, New York City

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

27

Kungs

French DJ, record producer and musician

*December 17th, 1996, Aix-en-Provence

51

Fernando Silva

Badminton player

*December 17th, 1972, Peniche

52

Joel Berti

American actor

*December 17th, 1971, Avon

48

Milla Jovovich

Ukrainian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

61

Frank Lieberam

German association football player and manager

*December 17th, 1962, Halberstadt

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

64

Gregg Araki

American film director

*December 17th, 1959, Los Angeles

24

Holly Humberstone

British singer-songwriter

*December 17th, 1999, Grantham

53

Pavel Padrnos

Czech cyclist

*December 17th, 1970, Petrovice

63

Moreno Argentin

Italian cyclist

*December 17th, 1960, San Donà di Piave

49

Paul Briggs

American storyboard artist, visual effects animator, and voice actor

*December 17th, 1974, San Antonio

54

Laurie Holden

American-Canadian actress

*December 17th, 1969, Los Angeles

46

Arnaud Clément

French tennis player

*December 17th, 1977, Aix-en-Provence

45

Manny Pacquiao

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor and politician and a philantropist

*December 17th, 1978, Kibawe

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

40

Sébastien Ogier

French World Rally Championship driver

*December 17th, 1983, Gap

81

Muhammadu Buhari

Former President of Nigeria

*December 17th, 1942, Daura

43

Eli Pariser

American author, activist, and entrepreneur

*December 17th, 1980, Lincolnville

56

Jean Baruth

German handball player

*December 17th, 1967, Schwerin

35

Grethe Grünberg

Estonian ice dancer

*December 17th, 1988, Tallinn

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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