May 17th, 1969

Born on May 17th, 1969

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What happened on May 17th, 1969?

May 17th, 1969

Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera

What else 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.

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

Born on May 17th, 1969

54

Alan Doyle

Canadian musician

*May 17th, 1969, Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove

54

Keith Hill

English association football player and manager (born 1969)

*May 17th, 1969, Bolton

54

Tabatha Coffey

Australian hairstylist

*May 17th, 1969, Surfers Paradise

54

Abhilash Pillai

Director (b. 1969)

*May 17th, 1969, Thiruvananthapuram

54

Alicia Arden

American actress

*May 17th, 1969, Las Vegas

54

José Chamot

Argentine association football player

*May 17th, 1969, Concepción del Uruguay

54

Joan Llaneras Roselló

Spanish cyclist

*May 17th, 1969, Porreres

54

Thom Filicia

American interior designer

*May 17th, 1969, Syracuse

54

Frances Callier

American actress/comedian

*May 17th, 1969, Chicago

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

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

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

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

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

53

Jordan Knight

American pop singer

*May 17th, 1970, Worcester

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

52

Gina Raimondo

United States Secretary of Commerce since 2021

*May 17th, 1971, Smithfield

56

Mohamed Nasheed

Maldivian politician, 4th president of the second republic of Maldives

*May 17th, 1967, Malé

58

Claudia Koll

Italian actress (born 1965)

*May 17th, 1965, Rome

47

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

*May 17th, 1976, Rochester

58

Trent Reznor

American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer

*May 17th, 1965, New Castle

55

John Paul Tremblay

Canadian actor

*May 17th, 1968, Halifax

52

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*May 17th, 1971, Buenos Aires

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

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

Same year
Born in 1969

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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Born on May 17th, 1969
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Leap year

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

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