January 17th, 1969

Born on January 17th, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 17th, 1969?

January 17th, 1969

Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA.

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What else 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.

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

Born on January 17th, 1969

55

Tiësto

Dutch DJ and record producer

*January 17th, 1969, Breda

55

Lukas Moodysson

Swedish writer and film director

*January 17th, 1969, Lund

55

Sergio Barbero

Road bicycle racer

*January 17th, 1969, Sala Biellese

55

Naveen Andrews

British actor (1969-)

*January 17th, 1969, Lambeth

55

Jørgen Niclasen

Faroese politician

*January 17th, 1969, Sørvágur

55

D'Arcy Drollinger

American actor, writer, musician, director, producer & choreographer

*January 17th, 1969, San Francisco

55

Daniel Akenine

Swedish writer and computer scientist

*January 17th, 1969, Sweden

55

Sławomir Wieloch

Polish ice hockey player

*January 17th, 1969, Czeladź

55

Michael Moynihan

American journalist

*January 17th, 1969, Boston

55

Cynthia Hotton

Argentinian politician

*January 17th, 1969, Buenos Aires

55

Andrea Giocondi

Athletics competitor

*January 17th, 1969, Tivoli

55

Darío Franco

Argentine footballer and manager

*January 17th, 1969, Cruz Alta

55

Scott Marshall

American film director

*January 17th, 1969, Los Angeles

55

Nigel Lindsay

British actor

*January 17th, 1969, St John's Wood

55

Ken Schilz

American politician

*January 17th, 1969, Ogallala

55

Héctor Almandoz

Argentine footballer

*January 17th, 1969, Morón

55

Dave Lamb

British actor

*January 17th, 1969, London

55

Hsu Li-ming

Taiwanese politician, Secretary general of Democratic Progressive Party, Former mayor of Kaohsiung (Acting)

*January 17th, 1969, Mailiao Township

55

Alex Edelstein

American businessman

*January 17th, 1969, Sherman Oaks

55

Akinoshu Kenji

Sumo wrestler

*January 17th, 1969, Hiroshima

55

Aaron Woolfolk

American film director

*January 17th, 1969, Oakland

55

Yevgeni Smertin

Russian footballer

*January 17th, 1969, Barnaul

55

Legi Matiu

New Zealand-French rugby union footballer and coach

*January 17th, 1969, Auckland

55

Jean-Jacques Allais

French footballer

*January 17th, 1969, Bolbec

55

James Waterston

American actor

*January 17th, 1969, New York City

55

Yoon Yu-seon

South Korean actress

*January 17th, 1969, Seoul

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33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

53

Sylvie Testud

French actress

*January 17th, 1971, Lyon

54

Robert L. Hines

American comedian

*January 17th, 1970, Chicago

58

Amy Sherman-Palladino

American television writer, director, and producer

*January 17th, 1966, Los Angeles

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

57

Thierry Moreau

French footballer

*January 17th, 1967, Lisieux

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

32

Sarah Milne

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1992, Bardsey

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

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

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55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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